Jesu Poems - Poems about Jesu

William Herebert translations

...“What is he, this lordling, that cometh from the fight?”
by William Herebert, 14th century
translation by Michael R. Burch

Who is he, this lordling, who staggers from the fight,
with blood-red ...

John Audelay translations by Michael R Burch

...John Audelay translations by Michael R. Burch. John Audelay was a medieval English poet who died circa 1426.

Dread of Death (excerpts)
by John Audelay
translation by Michael R. Burch

Lady, he...

the elevator

...have you ever grappled with despair
not in imagery, symbolism or portrayal.

I mean, have you ever felt the elevator drop
the watery weakness that extenuates breath
a depth of fatigue that makes...

A Birthday Prayer for Joy

...
Jesu, Joy of man’s desiring,
thank you for Joy’s life preserving,
from the day she started breathing.
For this and your constant keeping,
you, her Lord this day we’re thanking. 

Grant her he...

Christmas Spirit

...In the silence of the air 
the piano plays softly, inviting us to 
dream a little, forgetting all our woes 
A million butterflies of joy settle in our hearts, as we 
withhold the strum...

Daylight Savings Time March 13th, 2022

...Daylight Savings Time – March 13th,   2022

A long time graduate courtesy 
Hard Knocks alum,
once again yours truly 
posts reasonable rhyme 
about shortest day of the year.

Two o'clock Ante ...

Memories of Bach

...Memories of Bach

At 17, I performed a solo ballet to Bach
Below a sparkling sky,
On a park’s open green grass.
The choreography flowed.  
I was well-rehearsed.
The opportunity, special, befor...

Bayede

...Angifi Dladla

BAYEDE    

Bayede , Son of man, Bayede!
You who outsmart the invisible God of our ancestors,
You who perfect the creations of the One-Who-Cannot-Be-  
      Imagined.
Moderniz...

Daylight Savings Time March 8th 2020

...Daylight Savings Time – March 8th,   2020

Two o'clock anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi 
hour hand clock sprung forward sixty minutes 
round about same of month every year, what a bum
er, an inco...

50 Words For Poe: the Lacrimosa

...
“Where does Love live
It lives in The Light within
where time never ends it just begins”. 
Lady Labyrinth


"50 Words for Poe: The Lacrimosa"

Happening 103 Ear Candy

...walking
      along
to
  nowhere
just me
and you
    together 
        again:
one
with
the other,
contented
    without 
      speaking..
..just
       being

Inspired by the clip of...

What Matters

...Affect matters more than numbers do
Reason without love ,so blind to ends
Rational means were  used to kill our Jews.

Searching  Europe’s “haystacks” for a clue
Reason makes its wondrous,  obsc...

Happening 19 Ear Candy

...a lone
        voice 
softly
        sings
it's solo
          so slowly-
pity
       me
pity
        me
it cries
      so plaintively !
      high
       high
        wretched
       ...

Pie Jesu

...Let serene tranquility transport me
     To my highest poetic aspirations.
Let me feel the thrill, the chill, the bliss
     When this exquisite operatic song
Encompasses my entire body.
     Le...

The Very Thought of Thee

...Jesu !the very thought of thee,
Brings peace to my soul,
You liberate me from ,
All feelings of guilt and shame,
My heart becomes filled,
With joy and everlasting happiness,
I bury my worries,
...

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