Broad Church

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Australian poet, Broad Church, Formal poetry, poem, poetry, Rhyming couplets

𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡

It’s said that their church is so broad,
Few members believe in the Lord.

— D.N. O’Brien

A Broad Church

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Australian poet, Broad Church, Broad tent, hypocrisy, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

There’s no need for you to repent;
We take all the crooked and bent.
We’ve thrown out the rules,
For we’re not complete fools –
How else could we enlarge our tent?