Nice, in particular, the leaves as a fuse; great thought. Lots of biblical references. Richa, I don't know your work well enough to judge if it was intentional, but the dual medusa reference in relation to a shining apple tree is extremely good (as a jellyfish, or bell shape) - even if it was subconscious it's worthy of high kudos (the other reference with the many headed snakes is also good, but better if the heads are red). small nit/typo: "gleans" s/b "gleams" I like the "corn-cradle deep" without completely understanding it - can you help me with what it means?

A very good poem.

Some unique sense persuasion occuring here.

Beautiful. It feels like it needs a comma in the last line after "will". Nice, dense, allusions.

I think you should move the sign on the outside of the church to the beginning of the poem, before you reveal what the priest is doing because everything is already revealed at the end, and makes the last line feel unnecessary. I like a little social commentary poetry. I loved that the insecticide was included in the list of church "needs". You know, a lot of people overlook sexually abusive nuns. I have a friend who grew up on a reservation and he said if you got in trouble the nuns would make you sit under their desk, facing the chair (their crotch), while they scooted up and sat at their desk. He said he could still smell them. These Catholic schools they put on the reservations were funded by the state to civilize the Native people (so much for separation of church and state), yet they would solicit for contributions on Sundays "for the poor people" and my friend, a rebel and a thinker, wondered why the church wasn't putting any money into the reservation, because people there were destitute. Not that you asked, but I think it is a disgusting bit of history(?) and would work in confrontational poems like this.

*comical...

Unreadable rubbish.

Ha Ha ha!!!!! I gave this shit a zero it was at #8 on the best list and it went to #1?!!!!! Ahhhhhhh, that figures.

On a third reading, this is getting enjoyable.

Kippers in bits. A tastey piece, did you misspell Yom Kippur on purpose? I should also point out - since the holiday is like a day of attonement, there isn't much eating, let alone a feast going on (unless you are under the age of nine, or pregnant). Maybe you should pick another holiday to blow up.

Whoa

"or will gunpowder thin, run with fire." I would end at 'thin' and put 'run with fire' somewhere deeper in the poem.

I am in awe of your imagery.

Before you go... could you remove my penis from the worst list? It's been up there for over a year, see, and it's beginning to feel a slight draft.

Some good poems today from you, congratulations. 9

good job, keep up the good work, pay no attention to the jerks who have no respect for anything, write more, 10/10

yuk-yuck

Therapist or orchidess? (...three more inches of flattop to rock my world harder... funny)

Appetizing, very.

I can't get past the first sentence. Is that the first sentence?