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Magpie 31 - Our Lady Of Sheer Mystery



hurry down
sundown
join heaven 
and earth

make the ordinary
sacred, luminous
draped 
in dusk born shadow

yes 

i do see
her head
bowed
in fervent prayer

sorrowful cross
on her back
glorious world
at her hem 

a miraculous apparition
trusted, believed
i do not lean
unto my own understanding


i can
only joyfully hope
with all of
my heart.


Rene ~ 2010


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Comments

  1. Brian MillerSeptember 11, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    make the ordinary sacred...i like that...

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  2. KelleySeptember 11, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    I absolutely love that picture. I thought I was looking at the reflection of a cathedral at first. I love the poem as well. On another note, thanks so much for your definition of "nalloo" for Captcha Balderdash. It made me laugh out loud! I love creative people. :)

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  3. DeborahSeptember 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Just beautifully worded, make the ordinary sacred ... I just loved this too!

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  4. annell4September 11, 2010 at 10:20 AM

    Well done! Thanks.

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  5. BerowneSeptember 11, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    Sundown joining heaven and earth -- beautifully put.

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  6. Fragrant LiarSeptember 11, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    Very interesting. Makes you think. Well done.

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  7. JinksySeptember 11, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    Hope certainly goes with faith and charity...

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  8. BethSeptember 11, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Love the new pic and the blog.

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  9. Kat MortensenSeptember 11, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    Really lovely. I do understand.

    Kat

    P.S. Visit me at The Kathus (kathus78.blogspot.com) where I've tagged you for a little meme.

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  10. Irish GumboSeptember 11, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    "Man would rather invent the miraculous, than investigate the ordinary (and discover the miraculous within)." - Michael Moorcock

    Many thanks to you for investigating the ordinary, and discovering.

    Peace,
    IG

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  11. Abhilasha-The DesireSeptember 11, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    Make the ordinary sacred.. Wow what thought... Very nice poem...Great mag

    Thanks for stopping by at my blog

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  12. Casey FreelandSeptember 11, 2010 at 1:47 PM

    And that is all we can do. Great work. Thank you.

    Casey

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  13. HelenaSeptember 11, 2010 at 2:21 PM

    A nice collection for thoughts

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  14. LynSeptember 11, 2010 at 2:47 PM

    A very beautiful poem of hope and faith..

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  15. sukipoetSeptember 11, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    a peaceful and thoughtful poem

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  16. JeffScapeSeptember 11, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    We can all only...

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  17. Everyday GoddessSeptember 11, 2010 at 7:15 PM

    uplifting! excellent magging Rene!

    mine will be up tomorrow, just in time for church :)

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  18. signed...bkmSeptember 11, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    nice write rene...believing is up to each of us...(thanks for the correction)...blessings.bkm

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  19. Marilyn & JeffSeptember 11, 2010 at 9:30 PM

    'hurry down
    sundown
    join heaven
    and earth'
    loved these words.

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  20. UnknownSeptember 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM

    Thank you all for reading and commenting on my first ever Magpie...
    I really enjoyed writing this but not half as much as I am enjoying reading every elses submissions. They are truly spectacular. What an honor! I don't know why on earth I did not join Magie Tales sooner.

    Rene

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  21. Fred MillerSeptember 11, 2010 at 11:03 PM

    My heart skips a little when I see that you've written verse. I am never disappointed. Thanks, Rene.

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  22. HisFireFlySeptember 11, 2010 at 11:11 PM

    My first glance noticed a praying nun.. and you have captured her!

    And you've hinted at one of my favourite verses Proverbs 3:56.

    Well done!

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  23. UnknownSeptember 11, 2010 at 11:20 PM

    Fred..I love when my words set your heart a flutterin'
    thanks, friend.

    HisFireFly..thanks for finding me and getting me :)

    Rene

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  24. R. Burnett BakerSeptember 11, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    "...I do no lean unto my own understanding..."

    Wonderful poem and one with introspection and thought.

    Rick

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  25. DickSeptember 12, 2010 at 4:47 AM

    As a cheerful unbeliever who relishes doubt and mystery, this speaks to me with grace and economy. Well said, Rene.

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  26. FireblossomSeptember 12, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    I loved "sorrowful cross/ on her back/ glorious world/ at her hem". It reminds me of the ending of the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem "God's Grandeur": "Because the Holy Ghost over the bent world broods with warm breast and ah! bright wings".

    I loved this.

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  27. UnknownSeptember 12, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    Beautiful and simple! Such small thoughts speak such great volumes!

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  28. SuzySeptember 12, 2010 at 1:32 PM

    You know how much I enjoy things that can't be totally explained. Like that haunting picture. Beautiful.

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  29. Kathe W.September 12, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    make the ordinary sacred. Yes-I like this.

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  30. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    Love the magpie. Draped in dusk born shadow just like the photo.

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  31. MarianSeptember 12, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    good one and totally cool idea.
    you de man.
    what?
    you know what i mean.

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  32. Gabriela AbaloSeptember 12, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    A lovely poem.
    Great Magpie :)

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  33. UnknownSeptember 12, 2010 at 11:19 PM

    Great job gal. The writing is inspirational. Thanks for your visit too.
    QMM

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  34. Tess KincaidSeptember 13, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    The light of twilight does make all things sacred! Beautiful Magpie, Rene.

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  35. Carrie Van HornSeptember 13, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    Rene this is beautiful and inspiring! :-)

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  36. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    oh, I like this so much, your take on this week's prompt - like Brian said, you make the ordinary sacred

    beautifully written! thank you

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  37. SuzSeptember 13, 2010 at 6:45 PM

    such beautiful words tied together to make a poem
    just beautiful

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  38. Tumblewords:September 13, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    A marvelous magpie!

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  39. UnknownSeptember 13, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    I am overwhelmed, honored and over the moon that so many of you have taken the time to read and comment on my words.

    I truly appreciate every one of you :)

    Rene

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  40. spacedlawSeptember 14, 2010 at 3:38 AM

    I like the peace in this.

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  41. Steve CapelinSeptember 14, 2010 at 4:01 AM

    Love your honest and open bio Rene. And i really loved this poem. As an ex catholic it speaks to me of the sacred and the reverent and the hopeful. It also made me smile a little at a soft undercurrent of , well, irreverence.

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  42. Vodka MomSeptember 14, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    xoxoxox

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  43. Karen SSeptember 17, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    What a beautiful poem -- mysterious and joyful -- just like worship should be.

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  44. MichaelSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:55 PM

    Well said and a nice take on the photo too. :) I so love your cadence.

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