Pastorprenuers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDECCCCFC GCHICJKCCC CLMNCCCCCCC GCCOCCCPCCQCR CCCSCTUVWCCW| Those days are long past when crosses | A |
| were the signposts of churches | B |
| The trend nowadays is for assemblies | C |
| to bear flashy pictures of pastors in charge | D |
| often with their wives beside them | E |
| As the rightful owners of ministries | C |
| 'Pastorpreneurs' | C |
| are the heads of trustees | C |
| With family members as co trustees | C |
| there are no marked differences between | F |
| assets of churches and those of the pastors | C |
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| The shameful abuse of gospel grace by | G |
| these men of crafty pretense in religious ropes | C |
| has brought a stigma of infamy | H |
| to the venerated image of God's church | I |
| diminishing its moral voice | C |
| Driven by putrid stench of materialism | J |
| they peddle The Holy Word for profit | K |
| at the expense of worshippers | C |
| whose genuine concerns | C |
| they exploit to feather their nests | C |
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| By spiritualising mundane matters | C |
| they delimit terms of success known to man | L |
| Unthinkable to question the motives of a true | M |
| 'man of God' these demagogues turn | N |
| human judgments into divine commands | C |
| dishing out spiritual orders | C |
| with more focus on the collections | C |
| The out of context tithing doctrines | C |
| the stage managed testimonies | C |
| and the miracle faking sprees | C |
| are the lifelines of their dubious enterprises | C |
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| With sensibilities of congregants erased by | G |
| the sugar frivolities of these charlatans | C |
| who promise quick and easy solutions | C |
| to existential challenges they are lured | O |
| to donate handsomely till it hurts | C |
| Many forgo basic necessities | C |
| default on credit instalments | C |
| and some even go borrowing | P |
| to meet the demands of worldly churches | C |
| As anticipated miracles become gaudy illusions | C |
| those blacklisted helplessly watch | Q |
| as their properties furniture cars houses | C |
| are repossessed or auctioned | R |
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| The mere mention of certain televangelists | C |
| brings to mind scandals | C |
| that have caused ripples of oddities | C |
| With vast business interests funded | S |
| from donations by followers | C |
| the celebrity pastors are having fun | T |
| Their ungodly opulence a testament | U |
| to the lucrative nature of | V |
| translating The Holy Word | W |
| In an era of material excesses | C |
| 'Pastorpreneurs' | C |
| are the raiders of the Lord's Vineyard | W |
Dike Chinedu
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