Couldn’t past the 1st sentence in today’s Gospel
Describes Father Christ in deep mourning
His cousin
His herald
His friend is dead
Brutally and senselessly murdered
Father Christ wants to be alone
He needs to be alone
He withdraws
Grieving is one of the most important thing we do in life
Loving relationships we form in our lives
Are one of the greatest thing we experience
When a loved one dies
Emptiness can seem too great to bear
Ay need to withdraw
Even reach out others for help
Someone says grieving means” relearning the world”
Relearning to live without this cherished Person
Physically present in our life
It is comforting to know that Father Christ
Shared in our human grief
Loving Father Christ
When I am mourning the loss of loved one
Please let me hear You say
“Lean on me
I understand”
Remember
Your grieving is the other side of your loving”
Sr. Melanie Svoboda, S.N.D.
Turned to poetry by: Jacqueline R. Mendoza
Poetry Form: Free Verse
Lo, I am about to create new heavens
And a new earth
Isaiah 65:17
Isaiah describes a new creation of universal happiness
Example food and good health for all
His words seem a stark contrast to our usual headlines
Is this wishful thinking?
Not really
Isaiah envisions a future not yet fully realized
A future in-process
Jesus shared Isaiah’s vision
He called it the kingdom of God
Jesus came to make this vision a reality
Not merely by curing physical illnesses
But curing selfishness
Pride
Greed
Hatred
What’s more
Jesus said this kingdom is already in our midst
We get glimpses of it if we look closely
Strangers
Selfless parents
Devoted nurses
Dedicated Educators
Smiling Octogenarians
Caring neighbors
Teenage volunteers
Generous donors
Families welcoming newborns
And much more
Sr. Melannie Svoboda S.N.D.
Turned to Poetry: Jac R. M.
Poetry Form: Free Verse
My aunt Belle, please,
I am not sadist,
But in the interesting world
Of poetry-daily
They all have money and
Interesting joke,
I don't even eat, drink, read
And talk,
Please, pick up me, mainly!
Please, also as the real door
But now and maybe at the book store
Again not hard but knock me,
And always after drug of rain
The sun of good weather
Will shine again and again!
Please, now connect me
With you and me,
With poetry
And tree
Of 1, 2 and three
Free citizen Nokia family
Fanly...
Only up!
Moving up
In the sky with 'svoboda'
Freedom
Let imagine that our 'priroda'
Nature
Will live in peace, love and harmony
'Navsegda'
Forever!
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.