Sulfur and Blueberries: God Through the Senses

WriteEditSeek on Jul 18, 2009

This poem is an exploration of God through the senses–though not necessarily the outer senses.

God smells like sweet sulfur and crushed blueberries

Tarnished metal and ruby Autumn leaves

God tastes like moldy green Swiss cheese and ripe pomegranates

Diesel fuels and Twinkies

God looks like an ash-covered lava pit and brilliant, blinding suns

Rotting deer carcasses and newborn cotton-covered lambs

God sounds like silent lizard tongues and booming high school bands

Ear drum shattering supersonic booms and a lover’s whispers at dawn

God feels like a 24-grit sandpaper and a 500-thread count satin

External explosions and internal implosions

Mmmm... Pomegranate by Evil Erin.

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Jasin on Jul 18, 2009
Very unique.
David Crerand on Jul 18, 2009
definetly an exploration of the dichotimous nature of God. While often we focus on God’s presence within the beauty He (or She) has created, you remind us that God is within all things. Nice.
Katie Marie on Jul 18, 2009
The indescribable. I think you captured a bit of the immensity and otherness of God.
ellenhart on Jul 20, 2009
WOW
Pastor Curtis Barnett on Jul 20, 2009
? leaves me with lot of thought ?
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