My White Shirt Poem by Kim Barney

Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit

My White Shirt

Rating: 5.0


I still wear a white shirt every Sunday;
it makes it seem like things are normal still.
I'm sure they'll let us back in church some day,
that little red brick building on the hill.
Your church may be a mosque or synagogue,
but I would guess you miss it just as much.
Your friends have missed your friendly dialogue,
yet all this time you've tried to keep in touch.
Perhaps a few of them will now be gone;
the virus may have claimed a life or two,
but if they are, you know you must move on;
the ones that still remain depend on you.
Sometimes God moves in quite mysterious ways,
but he will stop this thing one of these days.

My White Shirt
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Kaysville, Utah. Written 19 April 2020 (Sunday) . Posted on Poem Hunter 10 May 2020 (Sunday) and also Mother's Day. Today is also Mother's Day in Mexico. What's so unusual about that? Usually Mother's Day in the U. S. A. and Mother's Day in Mexico do not fall on the same day! Mother's Day in the U. S. A. is the second Sunday of May and El Día de la Madre in Mexico is on May 10, no matter which day of the week it is! Oh, by the way, my church is not really a little red brick building on a hill, but I had to make a rhyme there! Re-posted Sunday,7 March 2021
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Deluke Muwanigwa 08 March 2021

Amen. One day the virus will recede and hopefully things will be back to normal

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Captain Cur 09 March 2021

This poem dressed up in its Sunday best! A great write!

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Bharati Nayak 07 March 2021

Your church may be a mosque or synagogue, but I would guess you miss it just as much. Your friends have missed your friendly dialogue, yet all this time you've tried to keep in touch.---A great poem.

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Darwin Henry Beuning 08 March 2021

Kim, Great poem and a great picture! ! 5 stars

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Sylvia Frances Chan 08 March 2021

Excellent poem and you are adorable, dear Kim! Lovely photograph in a cosy sphere, that bookshelf is very imaginable for me.Reposted and still full of brilliance! 5 Stars! Tomy Favourites

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Dr Dillip K Swain 07 September 2021

You look so handsome! Evergreen, young and energetic my friend... love your picture

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Smoky Hoss 09 April 2021

fine white shirt!

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Smoky Hoss 09 April 2021

I love the picture of you; the blanket in the background is beautiful! You look very sharp in that fine

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Dr Dillip K Swain 12 March 2021

A wonderful poem... extremely well penned.

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Geeta Radhakrishna Menon 12 March 2021

Sometimes, God behaves in a mysterious way, but surely all things will get back to normal. Top stars for this excellent poem.

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Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
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