Easter

Easter Anointed Eternity Rises up above the paschal dawn Heaven’s wounded Prince returns to outshine glory As the sun blushes – witness to His splendor – Waters from His wounded side christen crystal springs With flowing purity And bloodstained rocks harmonize With angelic “Alleluia!” Sung at the top of their lungs like an angelic whisper Next to the return of his voice. Light explodes the unclean corpse of darkness Remembering the lyrics to “Gloria!” Floral trumpets blare sweet incense Only a wispy scent in the aromatic frankincense Of Resurrection’s perfume As skeletons of the impotent offspring Hatched by the insomniac serpent Leave lifeless trails of petrified tears in wastelands Blooming now from shattered halos. Emmanuel and mortality Savor manna’s wriggling ecstasy - The wine of risen victory - More abundant than nascent radiance Life consummated through covenants perfected In pierced sacrifice, Echoing like whispers of bridal rejoicing, Earth’s revelry but a shadow in His footsteps Of triumphal glee – Glee only a sigh next to His touch Felt again, Embraced as heralds open Eden’s gates and Heaven’s portals In forever without time.