Sunday, April 20, 2008
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The Garden of Love
--by William Blake, from his "Songs of Experience"
The Garden of Love
I went to the Garden of Love,
And saw what I never had seen;
A Chapel was built in the midst,
Where I used to play on the green.And the gates of this Chapel were shut
And "Thou shalt not," writ over the door;
So I turned to the Garden of Love
That so many sweet flowers bore.And I saw it was filled with graves,
And tombstones where flowers should be;
And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,
And binding with briars my joys and desires.
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Comments (10)
Nice to see you back.
The poem, oh how sad it is to say that I agree with him, many churches have become that. Is there hope for change and renewal?
Inverse (converse?): The Deulge by G. K. Chesterton
Welcome back!
Welcome back! I'm so glad to see you posted. I love to read your blogs.
Welcome back!!! :)
Very nice.
been missing you!
that poem describes what ought to be...and what is.
Praying that the great gardener comes in and roots around in this garden of love, for not much good seems to be growing there.
Heather