Dom DiFrancesco

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A Life of Extravagance (Sonnet)

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A life of extravagance looming large;

From gilded palace to jewelled robe.

Shepherd of man has failed his charge,

Faithful bewildered as xenophobe.

You undermine your Pope a spirit most humble,

For luxuries beyond the common man.

While continuing forth to suffer and stumble,

Creating a gluttons promised land.

You have lost all sight of your earthly charge,

Succumbing to frailties supposed immune.

Enshrined in greed and an ego large,

Treating your sheep as courtly buffoons.

Soon before God you will stand for your digression,

Praying to be spared Hell for your foolish obsession.

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Comments

6 responses to “A Life of Extravagance (Sonnet)”

  1. Roxi St. Clair Avatar
    Roxi St. Clair

    Beautifully written my friend :-)

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      Thank you very much Roxi, I appreciate it. :)

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  2. Lucid Gypsy Avatar
    Lucid Gypsy

    What a clever way to highlight this story, I had to look it up as it was news to me.

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      Thank you very much. I like to listen to and read stories on the BBC because I find their reporting to be in many ways far superior to that found in the U.S. In addition, I find the problems with the church to be a very sad thing. It seems that some of the religious have strayed far from their mission.

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  3. words4jp Avatar
    words4jp

    I have always had thoughts about this…. Interesting point you have made.

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      Thank you, the scandal with a German Catholic Bishop brought this one to mind, so I figured why not write it.

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