June 2, 2008
The erstwhile Ben Myers has been reading, and asks what Karl Barth and Dr Seuss might have in common. Hmm…
Are your books of any use?
Are they? Are they, Dr Seuss?
Rhymes divine, but logic flimsy:
aren’t your works mere idle whimsy?
Cat in Hat, Things One and Two -
do they speak of what is true?
True, my friend? You ask what’s true?
True is what’s revealed to you.
Logic is not here or there.
Logic won’t go anywhere.
Sometimes what you read won’t fit.
Sometimes that’s the point of it.
Look, here’s Karl. Now gather round:
he will show you what he’s found.
Word is spoken (can you guess?):
God’s big No and bigger Yes.
Yes, I like the Son of Man!
Yes, I choose him, says I Am.
Seuss and Barth and Barth and Seuss:
sauce for gander, sauce for goose.
Thus a simple children’s rhyme
holds a truth to last all time.
Jesus loves me, this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Who’d have thought that Fox in Socks
might be neo-orthodox?
Entry Filed under: culture, faith, satire. Tags: barth, dr seuss, poem, poetry.
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3.
Ben Myers | June 2, 2008 at 9:42 am
Holy cow (or I should say: blessed tortoise!). This is superb!
4.
steph | June 2, 2008 at 9:47 am
Absolutely fabulous. I love it. All you need now is the illustration – no it’s fine without. It creates it’s own images.
5.
Laura | June 2, 2008 at 9:16 pm
This is absolutely marvelous! Great catch of both authors.
6.
Ben Myers | June 3, 2008 at 12:09 am
Hey Tortoise, the publishers like your poem so much that they’ve provided an additional giveaway copy for you. So please send me an email with your postal address.
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Byron | June 3, 2008 at 1:55 am
Hahaha – yes.
8.
Jim Darlack | June 4, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Fantastic!
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