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a way was made
land swept,
as if by hand,
then
scooped
and sucked into life
arching upward
eagerly knitting itself onto
the mother bones
children crisscrossed
and dotted
the wild, new heaven
pressing would-be
treasures
into the earth
working their way east
tipping their maps
a wise man
built a white
he welcomed all guests,
in their mother tongues,
with arms full of leeks
and blessed all creatures,
children crisscrossed
and dotted
the wild, new heaven
pressing would-be
treasures
into the earth
working their way east
tipping their maps
a wise man
built a white
house of shining stone
leaving the locks
off of the doors
leaving the locks
off of the doors
he welcomed all guests,
in their mother tongues,
with arms full of leeks
and blessed all creatures,
great and small,
north of Hadrian's Wall,
right where they stood
Rene ~ 2013
in the rain
Ninian read his bible
licking his finger
as he turned each page
north of Hadrian's Wall,
right where they stood
Rene ~ 2013
Ninian's Umbrella
on a hill,in the rain
Ninian read his bible
licking his finger
as he turned each page
My two-cents-worth: these are both gems!
ReplyDeleteBoth wonderful! I love the white house of shining stone.
ReplyDeleteI loved both of these Rene--
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line---
arching upward
eagerly knitting itself
into its mother's
bones
Wonderful take for both, Rene! Nicely!
ReplyDeleteHank
absolutely wonderful...x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful write...and loved the little Ninian piece for dessert...
ReplyDeleteHey Rene! As ever, beautiful, evocative, and somewhat elusive. I love it. The little one was interesting, too =) Indigo x
ReplyDeleteDessert! Perfect. They both are great, and so very vivid.
ReplyDeleteWho can be this wintry hermit, The Light Bringer himself, watcher of The North , brilliant Rene .... Say hello to him for me
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