You looked down From Your Cross To behold faithfulness. There stood Your Mother. You beheld her look of grief, Her suffering Your pain. You wed it To Your Own, Presenting all Before Our Father’s holy throne. © 2013 Joann Nelander
Death with Dignity
Death with Dignity? There is no dignity in dying. It is dissolution, Libation poured out, The empty glass. Dignity rests with the soul, Persists, despite soiled garments, Perseveres, midst death’s indignities. It clothes the soul in hope. Despite the tale the mirror tells. Dignity confronts our demons. It rises as limbs refuse us, To fly … Continue reading
I Am Mud
I am such a mess. The rain falls on my soil, And for a while I am mud. No hint of fertility. No hint of growth. No hint of flowers. Mud is self-forgetful, A confusion of gift, A profusion of promise. The day will seed to my substance, Serendipity and surprise, Plantings for the morrow. … Continue reading
Keeper of My Soul
I am because You are. I will always be, Because you create me for eternity. Who can grasp the eternal soul? Who but Man is spirit celestial, Yet of this earth terrestrial? What does it matter that I am matter, Made for this world and Time, Yet envisioning a paradise more sublime? Where will I … Continue reading
Entrustment
I do not see myself.Though I long for holiness of heart,Of this world I am apart. I do not know myself.Though I keep Your Image before my eyes,The world appears in angelic disguise. I do not trust myself.Though I choose Your way,I fear to be led astray. I do not save myself,Though I’m broken and … Continue reading
MYSTERY OF MOTHER
Can there be the Child without the Mother? Can heaven be grasped and pulled to earth? Can heaven enter a heart without the heart’s consent? Mystery of Love. Ever present, Ever growing. Wholly Other, Immanent and dear, God made manifest Fruit on the tree, Following on winter’s death. Sweet Mystery of Love. © 2016 Joann … Continue reading
