Stucky Poems - Poems about Stucky

... Existential Exams By Mark D. Stucky Math problems, essay questions, multiple choice, fill in the blanks… Many are the tests we take from grade school through grad sch......Read the rest...

... Faith Bird By Mark D. Stucky “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” -- Rabindranath Tagore Faith bird, please s......Read the rest...

... (Note: In this abecedarian poem, I redacted the name of the particular denomination to protect the innocent and to universalize the context. Fill in your own favorite groups! Prejudice against ......Read the rest...

... The God Behind the Curtain By Mark D. Stucky Curtains sometimes keep apart things that need connecting and conceal things that, in their time, need uncovering. “Pay ......Read the rest...

... Gilded Crosses? By Mark D. Stucky Shiny icons gleaming on altars? And hanging from necks on gilded chains? No. Not back then… Not golden, not metal,......Read the rest...

... Darkest Night, Morning Lights By Mark D. Stucky Darkness descends upon the rocky land, and fills a tomb of a slaughtered Lamb. With that unme......Read the rest...

... Earth Eulogy By Mark D. Stucky She was a good planet, put to death in her prime by a pandemic of people. Homo-sapiens was a disease with mutating and metastasizing ......Read the rest...

...(This dark poem was written on the anniversary and in memory of the events of January 6, 2021.) Gallows at the Capitol By Mark D. Stucky “Hang Mike Pence” was......Read the rest...

... How Much Vengeance Is Enough? By Mark D. Stucky How much bloody carnage and rubble is required to atone for sins of a few? How many eyes must be gouged to extract des......Read the rest...

...Cartography of Salvation By Mark D. Stucky No outline on a globe. No page in an atlas. No ink on a road map. No pixels in Google. But parabolically defined by two r......Read the rest...

...Your Order for Peace on Earth By Mark D. Stucky Since Amazon has almost everything, I placed several orders for Peace on Earth. I hoped the shipments would arrive in tim......Read the rest...

...Star of Wondering By Mark D. Stucky Luminous mystery in the night, are you supernatural light? Or a supernova shining bright? Or a planetary conjunction ......Read the rest...

... Author’s note: The following is in haibun form—poetic prose (microfiction with less than 200 words in this case) coupled with a haiku. It was written in response to a writing prompt to (re)tell......Read the rest...

...Unexpected Coming By Mark D. Stucky “Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” (Luke 12:40) Nobody expected Jesus to w......Read the rest...

...Missing: God Incarnate By Mark D. Stucky Last month I lost Jesus. Maybe he is not lost, but I cannot find him even in usual places. I couldn’t find him in my prayers......Read the rest...