The word "martyr" comes originally from the ancient Greek legal term for "witness", for someone who gives testimony or evidence in a court of law. Jim Cain 2001
FORGIVENESS
O’Neill depicts the passion of…
the plank, a bridge
our savior’s face, buried
in space open, ethereal
mustard clouds & blue sky mix
hands and feet, transfixed
heaven was indeed opened
by this act, this transaction,
this redeeming moment
where skies’ ebonized on earth,
a light ignited in paradise
the sacrifice of Christ accepted
gravity the world could not, yet, touch
soon martyr’s feet would shout it out
6/26/2022
A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE CHOICE
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Categories:
ebonized, art, christian, forgiveness,
Form: Ekphrasis
the consecrate rose
sits on the bureau
its petals ebonized
now delicate
like life
the tempo of night
strums through whispers
of gentle wind
beneath the tones
of a lullaby
as shadows rock
back and forth
on roseate walls
while obtuse thoughts
peek in and out of mind
like the indigent moon
shrouded by clouds
she suckles on thoughts
as she kisses the infant
the press of hard glass
kissing back through the edges
of her delirium
she tries to mediate
in her sleepless mind
between lifeless beats
faded in egregious moments
that fate pillaged from hope
and the pleas of unanswered prayers
as they fell like rituals
night after night
awakening to cockcrow
her tears bleed
against crimson flesh
as she rocks
hands empty
alone
August 16, 2019
Categories:
ebonized, baby, death, loss,
Form: Free verse