Turin Poems

The Unwinding Shroud

...A tapestry lightly stitched,
a Turin shroud of time.

It is a vision of our birth and crucifixion.
a Jesus still ascending
while travelling our own via Dolorosa.
I glimpse of a Christhood risin...

Into the Sturm und Drang fueled maelstrom

...Into the Sturm und Drang fueled maelstrom

Otherwise titled – my poetic impressions of Helene

All la names bespeaking deity froom
Noah Mo' Room India Arc
of Covenant to crypt tick Blood
(swea...

Day N Age

...When I was a kid, Watson and Crick’s discovery of DNA 
Was still a bit like science fiction and not completely understood 
Dreams of curing cancer, never growing old, viral vaccinations 
Mapping o...

From Deep Within A Cave

...

Born of Christmas day to heal the world to save   
this child of love expelled His rarest gift, His light         
He shone upon the earth from deep within a cave       

On that first blest ...

Turin

...I bought the shroud of Turin
the vatican had a sale
they have legal expenses
and priests that needed bail.

It was just an old dusty cloth
so I put it in the wash
that Tide detergent, never fa...

Where Art Thou Anonymous Benefactor To Offer Me Succor

...Where art thou anonymous benefactor...to offer me succor?

Ah... methinks legal tender 
could be a boon to help me bolster 
mein kampf with necessary material equipage,
which prospect to acquire...

I Heard the Drums

...As the drums go off in the cavern we a whole village sit together in unison we end up foaming green bubbles and slime from our mouths and our eyes going back white as snow which we will never see.  T...

Happy National Friendship Day - August 6th, 2023

...Happy National Friendship Day - August 6th, 2023

The idea of Friendship Day originated 
in the United States in 1919, 
proposed by Joyce Hall, 
the founder of Hallmark cards. 

It gained offi...

Shrouded

...
"Shrouded" 

found in the humanity
not in the divinity
many pilates 
wash their hands
of this

long enough
for the clouds 
to descend 
then rise 
fly away 

crimin...

Mosque Cowed Covenant I Keep Putin Off

...Mosque cowed covenant I keep Putin off...

and withheld broadcasting
the following communication
tucked away these many years,
when president number forty five
donned, jump/kick started, and tw...

Life of St Don Bosco

...The young must know that they are loved
For there is goodness in every young person
Give me souls--the souls of young people
These boys are not bad, these boys, they need me
In their midst I feel...

Clerihew Balla

...Giacomo Balla an inventive artist from Turin
whose moving art always give me a grin
He tried to depict light,movement&speed
see how his effort* did succeed...

Bring Down the Curtain On This Stage

...Bring down the curtain on this stage
to avoid shouts of dissent and rage:
favoritism is a terrible thought so appalling;
the worthiness of honor is to be deserving!

How perfidious and how cruel...

Ekphrasis On, the Spinners , Las Hilanderas, Artist, Diego Velazquez

...Ekphrasis on, The Spinners
(Las Hilanderas) artist, Diego Velazquez

 

colors, fabric missing painter's glaze

     spun within moonbeam's glow

threads entangled in beautiful gaze

majes...

Life On the Street

...A monochrome of boho days
segue one another surreptitiously.
Endless pantomimes of idle chatter flutter by.
Cantilever bridge, a one stop halting site for gossip and suspense.
Small talk, bespoke...

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