What is your impression of this poem and what message does it speak to you?
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2006-10-01 14:49:29 · 17 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Debra M,
I was just about to post it for you according to your request, but I saw that someone had done so before I was finished doing that. I thank them for that and thank you for coming back to read the poem and comment on it. The comments of a sensible and thoughtful person such as you have shown yourself on this site are much appreciated.
2006-10-02 02:17:07 · update #1
The part I like best about this poem is the insight that the writer is (actually we all are) complicit in the hatred in our world. This is an important understanding to have and a truth we all need to face --that the way to tolerance, love, and peace is to BE love, tolerance and peace --to live out the change we want to see in the world, rather than just pointing our fingers at others who don't measure up.
2006-10-01 15:03:50 · answer #1 · answered by Ponderingwisdom 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a biblically based poem that is true.
I took the risk and posted your poem:
M a y b e I A m T o o S i m p l e
Maybe I am too simple,
Maybe I am too wise,
the world makes no sense to me,
The wars, the hate, the lies.
From afar it looks serene,
but little can you tell,
the madness that goes on down there,
The wars, the hate, the hell
Some have love, but not enough,
And some have none at all
Some share with others all they have,
Some never hear God's call.
Love thy neighbor as thyself,
Love God with all your might,
The world was made for every man,
All equal in His sight.
I hate it in myself
When evil rears its ugly head,
I know that I'm to blame as well
And cry upon my bed
"God forgive my sinfulness,
Open my eyes to see
How I can share the love and peace
That you have shared with me"
Maybe I am too simple,
Maybe I am too wise,
Maybe I'll never understand
The hatred I despise.
E. J. Lender
2006-10-01 21:52:57 · answer #2 · answered by Investigation Specialist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
M a y b e I A m T o o S i m p l e
Maybe I am too simple,
Maybe I am too wise,
the world makes no sense to me,
The wars, the hate, the lies.
From afar it looks serene,
but little can you tell,
the madness that goes on down there,
The wars, the hate, the hell
Some have love, but not enough,
And some have none at all
Some share with others all they have,
Some never hear God's call.
Love thy neighbor as thyself,
Love God with all your might,
The world was made for every man,
All equal in His sight.
I hate it in myself
When evil rears its ugly head,
I know that I'm to blame as well
And cry upon my bed
"God forgive my sinfulness,
Open my eyes to see
How I can share the love and peace
That you have shared with me"
Maybe I am too simple,
Maybe I am too wise,
Maybe I'll never understand
The hatred I despise.
E. J. Lender
It is very nice , I posted for the young lady.
2006-10-01 21:56:05 · answer #3 · answered by schlongy1969 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Frankly NO.
To me it simply conveys the message of the total helplessness of the poet. yes. he has nicely put his thoughts in verses. It touches our heart , in a way, because it reflects what we all feel internally , looking at the world around us.
Yet , the heart desires a little more than a statement. It desires a direction.
2006-10-01 21:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by YD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
debra stop being such a wuss it's a poem with a green meadow background. and drop the hippie poem dude.
2006-10-01 21:52:49 · answer #5 · answered by marshall s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is poorly presented, says very little and uses too many words to say it. Sorry, but your poem reads like a slightly precocious six-year-old's attempt to impress a teacher. It's the sort of drivel I would expect from a geeky teen with popularity issues. Hey, that said, you could always get a job working for Hallmark Cards....
2006-10-01 21:55:48 · answer #6 · answered by bearhunter 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i liek it. i feel like it talks about our world, and us christians. i feel the same way at times that this world makes no sense.
"Some share with others all they have,
Some never hear God's call".
it saddens me to think of all the peopl thatknow his love, and don't share it, and all the people that don't know it at all
It's overwhelming sometimes to think of all the people that need to be saved in this world. i feel like...what can i possibly do?
i particularly like this stanza
"God forgive my sinfulness,
Open my eyes to see
How I can share the love and peace
That you have shared with me"
that should speak to all those who talk the talk, but don't walk the walk. To those who call themselves christain because they go to church twice a year and hardly pay attention.
its sad.
2006-10-01 21:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by Karlene 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very simple, very wise poem.
Love it! One does not always need BIG words
to write a good poem that everyone can understand.
Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
2006-10-02 20:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its anice poem, I don;t believe in god, but i was able to read it without shaking my head in disgust as I do with some of the other poems people post on here
2006-10-01 21:53:43 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I stopped reading it after the first line because I didn't like the tone. "Maybe I am too wise...." Sounds arrogant. Arrogance crimps my heart.
2006-10-01 21:53:21 · answer #10 · answered by *babydoll* 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋