Theology

When we were boys a man my father hired
Solemnly swore to us in broad daylight
He feared not God nor Devil; later our grove
Frightened him half to death one windy night.

He heard a tree go down, he felt the wind.
But God or Devil, who’s seen one of these?—
Until we learned he’d never been to church
We thought he lied for not excepting trees.

    Original Citation

    Midland (June 1927) 183.

    Word Count
    68
    Original Publication
    Date Published
    1927
    Complete Poems
    30
    Theme(s)
    First Line
    When we were boys a man my father hired
    Poetic Form
    open
    Twitter Quote
    He feared not God nor Devil; later our grove / Frightened him half to death one windy night.