Anil Deo Poet Free verse

Pesky Emotions and Shalom

Pesky Emotions

Enter My Rest, the Book of Hebrews said. Hosanna, I said.
I love peace and shalom; then, sometimes, I am so alone
Hours in praise and song ... felt the touch of the Spirit
Wished we might go on and on; but then, Should I not eat?
You know this: for no reason, out of season
A restlessness possesses one’s soul: nothing is wrong
But a gnawing sense of not being better, not loving all –
Most of all, not truly forgiving; wrinkled faces recalled
From tombstones laid down decades ago. Who moved?

Was it God? Perhaps it was my deceased father ...
(But he had been cremated; I flew to his country that February)
Was it my mother, my grandfathers, or my adorable grandmother?
So much love, so much hurt, so much wealth, and now poverty ....  
© Anil Deo, 03272017

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Anil Deo March 30, 2017 at 9:38 AM You know, Sir, that most churches suckled on Mother Catholic Church; yet one never marries one's mother. So Martin Luther - with his great faults - did understand the Church was a taken bride. We are mmariied to Jesus Christ as a body/Body of Christ. Yet, you go over & beyond Martin Luther when you can love your enemies. Luther destroyed his enemies as only anti-Christian terrorists do. Thanks for being YOU! Shalom in Father-Son-Holy Spirit, amen. Anil Deo

James Marshall Goff March 30, 2017 at 8:37 AM Anil, very sweet indeed! yes, acceptance & forgiveness are key...like my Muslim Brothers at a local Mosque I visit (I'm Irish Catholic) love knows no boundaries...