{"id":8979,"date":"2026-04-17T11:43:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=8979"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:43:26","slug":"too-good-for-heaven-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/too-good-for-heaven-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"TOO GOOD FOR HEAVEN — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

TOO GOOD FOR HEAVEN<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

01-08-2017<\/p>\n

He was a man of this world,
\nTho Christian pretended to be,
\nHe entertained many bad habits,
\nWhich he didn’t let others see.<\/p>\n

Then arriving at Heaven’s Door,
\nHe stood with such a big grin,
\nBut an Angel explained to him,
\nJust why he could not come in.<\/p>\n

“You are too good for Heaven,
\nAccording to your very word”,
\nThen walking away in sadness,
\nHe realized he’d acted absurd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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