“body piercing saved my life”*

12 Jun 2023 14 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille Tags: , , , ,

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when we partake of

the bread and wine,

we accept the gifts of

his body and blood,

(soul-nourishing essence

offered by living presence).

my broken heart kneels

thankful for a broken

savior who loves us with

his arms stretched wide,

present in our suffering.

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*T-shirt title quote for quadrille on “present” prompt by Lillian at d’Verse Poets

 

triduum

29 Mar 2018 11 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku series, senryu Tags: , , , , ,

Linking to Frank Tassone’s haiku challenge…

 

maundy thursday meal

passover lamb serves supper

taste body and blood

 

good friday trial

soldiers nail God to wood beams

love’s great sacrifice

 

silent saturday

women weep while Jesus sleeps

he will rise again!

 

Inri

1510 fragment – Matthias Grunewald, Netherlands

INRI stems from the Latin phrase ‘Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum‘ meaning ‘Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews’. This was the notice Pontius Pilate nailed to the cross.

 

conflagration = heat + light

25 Oct 2016 19 Comments

by lynn__ in free verse, prayer Tags: , , , , ,

A quadrille (poem of 44 words) on De’s theme of “spark” at dVersePoets  

the

essence of

Love

broke into

this broken world

held hostage by

Fear

to cast it out:

let go and

Believe!

holy Fire

inflamed

disciples to

witness to Word

fearlessly;

now spark a

new reformation

of Body

as living organism

ignited by

Spirit’s

wildfire.