Sunday And Sermon Poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

Sunday and sermon


Sunday morning Tv is full of Brexit ad Trump
I switch off. The computer has cartoon time not much
Different from TV but funnier.
From the living room, the drone of a priest talk rubbish
Some ladies sing mournful songs.
Why this seriousness the message of hope should
Be joyful clapping in God's name.
A ritual that was set down a long time ago is still the same.
The congregations consist mainly of od the elderly and
Of them mostly women.
The few young ones look solemn to even when they steal
A glance at the wristwatch.
The message ends in gold and glory they are fancy-dressed
The men of God and like to show off.