Short Ash Wednesday Poems

a sign. of the cross
not
one of loss
but
    new life again
through
    His pain
for us...

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Dear Lord,dear Lord,be with me still
Holy Spirit,today refill
each word I speak and step I take-
      Is now,Your will...

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The Big Day began with a flash:
Mount Etna delivered the ash
The Pope said, "Its clear;
Sicilians are dear!"
La Cosa Nostra stashed the cash....

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He traveled down from Arkansas,
To New Orleans, for Mardi Gras.
"One evening of abandonment,"
That's what his trusted friends say,
"He frolicked on Fat Tuesday night,
And repented on Ash Wednesday."...

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Self-denial is the doorway
that leads us closer to God.
To lose oneself is to gain
a deeper intimacy with Christ.

Self-doubt is the window 
through which the devil
makes his entrance.



3/9/11  Ash Wednesday...

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In the realm of eternal consciousness an idea was formed...

In the beginning of all creation the dust begun...

In the mist of the vast cosmos the dust transformed...

In the breath of the Creator you were born......

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We pray to you LORD this Ash Wednesday,

                            To thank you for this hoard of plenty,
                              
                            For us to be charitable to those not so

                            Well possessed of the world's largesse....

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disassembled
    and torn
scattered
    in the fetid
air
    beyond 
        repair
in
higher
     dreams
unheard
unspoken
a
   thousand
        whispers
in
the
night 
    of
       this
           brief 
              transit

inspired
   by Ash Wednesday TSE...

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Dear Lord,dear Lord,be with me still
Holy Spirit,today refill
each word I speak and step I take-
      Is now,Your will

Dear Lord,dear Lord,be with me still
Lord Jesus,show me,now your will
as this disciple,follows your steps-
Come now,refill


form after style of Christina Rossetti- Ash Wednesday...

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faith fills our hearts with love
as sun through stained glass creates a different aura
for each member of the congregation

just forty days before the Son rises on Easter
we move in procession, seeking the pastor's blessings

Ash Wednesday is but a symbolic reminder
our Savior took human form
sacrificing, suffering and knowing of His fate
all so we might have a touch of God's grace...

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Leaves from palm trees burn,
Die into black ash. 

Like these leaves move from life,
To death, the lamb of heaven is slayed. 

The light of the world, 
Extinguished by his created world. 

His precious blood spilt, 
His anointed head crowned with a thorny crown.

Ashes from ashes, dust from dust, 
To ash and dust I shall return. 

My wish is that I may make it to heaven,
On today, the day, ash Wednesday....

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confronted with the truth
I scurried in my ashes

searching for reasons
reasons I was spared

light came slowly
beckoning my soul

"walk with me" He said
"I'll tell you a story-
I hope you have time
your remaining life
it will take to tell"

listening each day
wonders await me

pictures seem fuzzy
then slowly reveal

His path filled with glory!

                       and beckoning

                                             still...

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Give me two in one,
Like shower gel and Shampoo,
Like Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s.

Rain dripped from my cap today,
It dripped back into my boyhood,
A different cap but the same cold drip,

Two in one, me and the boy, 
Walking the same, on a road.
Thinking the same – almost.


What’s really different now?
Nothing much I guess?
The indifferent drizzle is the same.


Give me two in one,
Like then and now,
Like Ash Today; and tomorrow Roses.


©dbyrne feb 2013...

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Ashes of humanity
Scattered and lingered in hearts of purity
Hallowed and spirited within the psyche of infinity

Weaving with man's joy and sorrows
Entwined with lattices of honey yellows
Drifting in clouds of human form
Numeric and linguistic crypts of cuneiform
Endearing are thoughts and words, not jive
Sprinkled ashes etched on books of archive
Doors that opened to human interest
All come alive in ashes, blots and dearest
Your ash is the strength, honor of the fittest...

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