Voting Abroad and at Home
Reflections on Iraq's election and Oscar nominations.
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by Greg Asimakoupoulos
January 27, 2005
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Democracy's First Breath
A Prayer for the Iraqi Elections
Al-Zarqawi mocks
the ballot box
in terror-torn Iraq.
But he can’t see
that liberty
won’t be denied by talk.
The fateful day
is days away…
democracy’s first breath.
As they elect,
O God protect
the innocent from death.
We thought it bad
with hanging chads.
They hang the ones who vote.
Each polling place
is far from safe
as freedom tries to float.
Keep it alive
so it can thrive.
Dear God, please hear this prayer.
Derail the dreams
and evil schemes
of madmen over there.
The Passion of the Academy
Why Oscar overlooked Jesus
They hung the Savior out to die
without an Oscar nod.
They nominated Hughes and Charles
while overlooking God.
Their passion's for a man who flew
and one who made kids fly
and friends joyriding tasting wine
while looking for life's why.
They voted for a boxing champ
and one who sang the blues.
But he who died to save the world
did not make Headline News.
The Gospel According to Mel was tops
when measuring the take.
But ticket sales are not the key
to taking home the cake.
It's what the voters see as "sweet."
The 'cademy's the boss.
So it's no shock that they ignored
the man upon the cross.
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Sunday Rhymes & Reasons
Published June 4, 2009
Sunday Rhymes and Reasons is a compilation of inspirational poetry by America's pastor/poet laureate, Greg Asimakoupoulos. In this, his third volume of poetry, Pastor Greg paints word pictures that portray both the struggle and fulfillment that define a life of faith. His repertoire of rhymes celebrate rite-of-passage occasions like birth, baptism, marriage and death as well as the major holidays of the church and culture. It is a volume that illustrates the poet's love of words and of popular culture. The author dips his brush into a paint box of hubris, humor and honesty.
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