Cowley's Maxim

"I doubt all things in order to prove all things"...

Faith prompts action
farmers stomp
and reap
to sow salvation

How queer the skeptic
in me
to disprove
the faith eclectic

I have no spirit
I have nothing to prove

I have no intellect
I have nothing to learn

I have no love
I have nothing to hold

or so I think
but I could be wrong

About This Poem

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Sheffield, ENGLAND

Favorite Poets: I don't respond to bullying, especially intellectual bullying.

Comments

Rula

9 years 9 months ago

hello Betty

I like this. It has some food for thought. I especially like the first stanza and the first line.
Always great to see old folks posting again.
Thanks for sharing.

wesley snow

9 years 9 months ago

As to the poem...

you are wrong.
There is much to come. I guarantee it.

Lamar Ingraham

8 years 2 months ago

Re. As per 'Cowley's Maxim'

If I were describing you to a stranger, I’d start by telling them about your integrity… that I would hand you my wallet and never think twice