If people want to visit
Catch up on all the news
Find out how life's been going
Talk and talk like there's
No tomorrow
They should go to Starbucks
Order a latte or two
Sit in the easy chairs or under the
Mermaid's umbrella
Spend the day
Shooting the breeze
Such activity is important
It's what friends do from
Time to time
And it brings great joy
Friendship and sharing are
Treasures of life
But if people want to visit
Catch up on all the news
Find out how life's been going
Talk and talk like there's
No tomorrow
They shouldn't go to church
Sit in the pew in front of me
Speak loudly to one another
Through the beautiful music
Of the handbell choir
Musicians who have studied
Practiced long hours to play
Classical compositions
Intended to bring us closer to
The heart of God
And they shouldn’t continue their
Animated conversation
Through the choir's anthem
As though nothing but their
Chatter mattered
No they should not do this
On Sunday morning
In sanctuaries where others
Have come to have their souls
Lifted by angelic voices
Tuned instruments
Harmony of heaven
Music of the spheres
They should not do this in
The House of God
Not when there is a Starbucks
On almost every corner and
Though the coffee is expensive
The talk is cheap
Christie
June 5, 2011
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