{"id":110673,"date":"2022-06-25T13:53:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T17:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/?p=110673"},"modified":"2022-06-25T13:53:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T17:53:23","slug":"hour-5-alexa-where-is-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/hour-5-alexa-where-is-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Hour 5- Alexa, where is God?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110739\" src=\"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-3-300x100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-3-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-3-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-3-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-3-1536x512.png 1536w, https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-3-2048x683.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;Where do you think God is?&#8221;, he asked her laughingly,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">As he moved to rest his chin on his folded arm on the couch.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">She sighed and said, &#8220;You have until my <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">nail<\/span>s dry for this talk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;I think God is the magic of all things that make them real&#8221;,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">Her eyes trailed the imperfect painting of the ceiling as she answered.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;God is probably in the words that make an author feel light,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">The same words that make a reader feel heavy with emotion.&#8221;,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">She said as she moved her finger on the spine of the <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">hardback<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;Probably in the <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">knitting<\/span> my grandma did to make me this&#8221;,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">He says as he runs a hand over the soft cloth of his sweater.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;God definitely is a part of the <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">sunflowers<\/span> in a green grass field!&#8221;,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\"><span lang=\"en-US\">She said, springing up as if to <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">emphasise<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> her point, continuing,<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;Oh! And in the <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">oak<\/span> trees of the dense foliage of the Amazon forests&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;What they say is true, isn&#8217;t it&#8221;, he joked, handing her a <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">wine glass<\/span>,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;You do find everything in the depths of the Amazonian Jungles&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;In all seriousness&#8221;, he droned, &#8220;God is probably having a ball in <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">space<\/span>,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">Away from all the chaos when humans sprung into their creation,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">What with guns in children&#8217;s <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">satchel<\/span>s and blood on the <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">pavement<\/span>.&#8221;<br \/>\nShe shuddered, standing to reach for the <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">cheddar cheese<\/span> on the counter,<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\">&#8220;God is probably just a belief that keeps us hoping for a better tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n<hr \/>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt\"><em>Note: The poem was supposed to use the highlighted words.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Where do you think God is?&#8221;, he asked her laughingly, As he moved to rest his chin on his folded arm on the couch. 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