{"id":10071,"date":"2026-03-22T02:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=10071"},"modified":"2026-03-22T02:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:42:48","slug":"why-so-serious-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/why-so-serious-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY SO SERIOUS? — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

WHY SO SERIOUS? <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

12-19-2016<\/p>\n

Some say my faith is not serious,
\nBecause sometimes I joke around,
\nBut I know some degree of humor,
\nHelps to soften a harsher sound.<\/p>\n

The Gospel can be very difficult,
\nFor a lot of hard people to hear,
\nThey may find it quite offensive,
\nThus it goes right out their ear.<\/p>\n

But if we preach and yet be funny,
\nMaybe the truth will light a spark,
\nBefore they even start to realize,
\nThey will begin to leave the dark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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