God is a Metaphor ... With All Due Respect

God is a Metaphor

erupting with fingering phrases

glissando winds ripple limbs

frisson rises in all those places

dawn's sun breaks and swims 

how can i think what God is?

newly fallen snow, fresh kill 

heat steams wavering over

shaded rooms like  a poet's quill

enlighten corners like no other

how can i say who God is?

tuck and rolled white-red leather

the clouds lay cotton in the valleys and

in a faceless place the eyes are a trema

prickly pare cactus bleeds bended knees

how can i see where God is?

immovable and curdled milk senses

mixed in whiskeyrum tumblers 

ice hiccup clinking glass  ..... a 

frenetic lens

 ....and

stippled integrity ...and 

icy fingers probing the most difficult; 

forcing open brittle parchment

peering

loving parts i will not admit

God is a metaphor

With all due respect

Author's Note

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Beautiful deep dive of introspection, thoughts and words here E. "God is a Metaphor...With All Due Respect"- a knockout of a title! Exquisite language and great form with questions asked and answered-or not really... Maybe we are all metaphors. Loved this provocative poem E. Happy 2020!

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Annette .. Happy and prosperous 2020 to you as well ... i try hard to find God ...most all the time .. and it occurred to me how my endeavors were very much focused on getting to Him ... understanding and communicating with God .. and for the life of me we have no word for God .. not really .. none that describe or even attempt to describe God's power, Majesty, beneficence etc etc. ... then it occurred to me the best we do is metaphor ;) thanks so much for taking time Annette ... its a treat to have your visits!
E.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Awwww- you are too good to me E.! Love reading your work and your many layers of thoughts. Gives my brain a workout!:))

[FGFRANKLIN]

Without man, God is still God. Without God, man could not and would not exist. If existence is only a metaphor then one might question what it represents. But whatever it may be, it will not replace the reality that without man, God is still God. "A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation.” Stephen Crane

[Einstein Noodle]

what a great quote .. yes! our Creator, (implies us the created) is the true light that is it's own source and glory undenied .. Philippians 2:10-11 "...every knee shall bow...." nice to meet you sir! and thank you for the FR .. see you 'round ...right here at the Café' :)
E.

[JE Falcon]

Hmm, I like it! --- And I do believe that your last words are correct. Why The Good Book says, John 1:1
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Well, there you have proof!

[Einstein Noodle]

can't believe you found this one sir! thank you! "... and the Word was made flesh..." if my memory serves me at all eh!? ... we are only the created .. having been created .. we usurp things by a certain kind of ...... mmmmm ........ fallen default settings eh!? ;) thanks so much for taking time and reviewing this one JE ... i wrestled with the title a lot ... luv on ya .. peace and joy!:)
E.

[Neville]

You just nailed poetry again, so ya did sir... With all due respect … this is bloomin brilliant... period.

slainte mhath brother

N :)))

[Einstein Noodle]

nothing is more gratifying than when someone traipses around my pages and chooses one to read .. i know i haven't been much motivated in the creative writing area .. i think loosing Norma has a lot to do with it .. content having my project truck to work on ... sláinte agatsa ;)
E.

[Neville]

of course it does and I quite understand my friend .. am so glad to hear the truck is coming on nicely :)
N.

[Nix is typing...]

I'm honestly so amazed at how good ALL of the poems I've read by you are, Mr. Noodle!!!!! It's like they just keep getting better!!!! This one is so deep and well thought out. I honestly wish my brain could think up something this BRILLIANT!!! "God is a metaphor" such a simple phrase, yet I had to click on this poem because of just that! Oh, god, Mr. Noodle, you're so... there are no words to describe how brilliant your work is!!! (Actually, there probably are, I just can't think of any lol)
Loved this poem, it's definitely a thinker.

100/100

Nix❤️️

[Einstein Noodle]

awww your words are more than sufficient ... they make me blush my friend .. you are so kind and encouraging .. i feel very gratified you are enjoying what you have found, here on my streets ... at the Cafe' ... thank you thank you so much!
E.

[Nix is typing...]

You are very welcome!!! :)

[Arundass TP]

thought provoking poem, nicely penned. When thinking about God; my brain melts and steam arises out of my head. Where i want to seach God, Heaven and Hell; is all inside me! Even I have no time to do my job; then why i should think of god. If, God knows what i am doing; and he meant it. I once asked god; you made me do live here; i didn't ask you to make me alive; you didn't ask my consent for making me alive! good work.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Arundass ... I don't think we have met before .. i appreciate your thoughts on this poem. I think our journies inside are fraught with danger and beauty ;) i'm not sure God .. needs permission for anything does He?! :))) this life is our chance to make decisions ... freely .. and accept consequences as a result of those choices ... love and peace .. be well and stay safe!
E.

[msharma]

Very deep introspection. God is a metaphor , a marvellous way of the omni present's portrayal.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much for taking time to read and review .. yes .. introspective for sure ;) peace and joy my friend!
E.

[sette]

wow you continue to amaze me this is one hell of a philosophical poem wherein very open to lots of interpretations but one thing which holds true it still depends on the faith of a being so as to measure the worthiness of another being or even the being in oneself. take care

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks for taking time Sette! yes .. Faith has as much foundation as Science says i! As science must acknowledge the line it can never cross ..and as science leaps into unkowns for facts and answers ...its fitting Faith requires a leap as well ... thank you for sharing your thoughts and impressions from reading .... its so important for us all ... right here at the Cafe' :)))))))))
E.

[kitty]

God is to me ...all embracing...the past, the future. the universe and all that is in it...things great and small. Find a quiet spot I say: look around and marvel at the work of the Creator of all. the proof is there - all life must have a beginning and therefore an end ...unless we believe in the afterlife! Profound, deep and meaningful. Thank you for sharing. Keep safe

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you for sharing your wonderful beliefs Kitty ... and i whole heartedly agree ;) our Creator is evident and in all things big and small .. as much in a single blade of grass as the whole universe displayed ... His Majesty and Mystery undeniable says i ... and in each of us all .. tho we loose it in cloaks of darkness ... God is love and boundless forgiveness ... thanks ever so much again for visiting and sharing your thoughts on this one .. peace and joy!
E.

[kitty]

Its hard in this day and age to enforce our beliefs on any one person. People take offence at being told what to do when it comes to faith in anyone else but who they are programmed to worship. Your piece has been refreshing to the mind. Thanks. Stay safe!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Given I am more prone to science than mythology I guess the title drew me in straight away. And indeed if we contemplate, as a poet might, seeking answers, and there are many things that make us doubt the existence of such a commanding, all powerful 'wizard'. Stephen Hawking even in his end days maintained his faith in science. Me I believe we are still flat earthers and so very primitive still. We understand, even in human terms, so little of where we are and what context we exist. Science provides a comfort blanket for our ignorance and feels, to many, more certain than 'old wives tales'. Yet we are still 'Flat Earthers' and there is an endless void out there with many more startling things to reveal. You capture in this questioning, reasonable voice just such questions as the poem uses some provocation to slay the reader. Very worthy.

[Einstein Noodle]

Thanks John .. thank you for sharing your own personal perspectives on Science and God the Creator .. for me they are hand in hand ..but Science has to leave off at the line of mystery eh!? i think you are so right about our knowledge, wisdom and understanding of things .. to me its the inquisitive mind and tenacious desire for truth that can bring us all together .. which kind of brings us to the question of whether or not there is absolute truth .. for me it is undeniable .. so glad the title drew you in .. that's really good to know .. I hesitated on it a bit as I considered readers might jump to conclusions because of it ..and simply not read on .. its my joy that you did sir .. thank you!
E.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You are most welcome big 'E'. I have to apologise for the title of my recent post lol!

[Einstein Noodle]

oh...now i have to go see ;)))))))

[Laz K.]

I read and reread this poem a few times. And then peeked at some of the many-many commenst. It is almost hopeless for me to say anything new. I can only join the ones before me saying, "Well-done!"
Like so many of the reviewers, I find the title interesting, and thought-provoking. It also makes me want to have a great argument about it. Or write a poem about it. Or just "swallow it" keep it inside, and digest it till it becomes a part of me.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha ".... makes me want to have a great argument about it." ;) i used that title with trepidation Laz ... wondered it that alone would turn people away from reading ... i'm humbled this affected you in such a way ... i think of the names given to God in the Jewish Faith ... defining aspects of our Creator .. one referring to the "All" ... the alpha and omega .. and not spoken in the awe and presence of such power and glory ... we being such tiny peanuts eh!? thanks so much for reviewing .. and that the title drew you is great news for me. thanks again my friend
E.