Sunday, April 24, 2011

Sunday: The Women


The women went first
to see, no one cares
about women, they’re
not the then-twelve
now-eleven
the lowly things don’t count
the last shall be first
the first find nothing
but a being, a voice glowing
the one is gone, vanished
the sought, vanished
a roaring absence
a glorious theft
from death.

Painting: Women at the Tomb by William Bourguereau.
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8 comments:

  1. MaureenApril 24, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    What a wonderful emphasis on "the women" who at Easter go first unto the tomb to make the discovery. This poem raises from the quiet the astonishment and the joy.

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  2. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    the glorious theft from death!

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  3. Cris FerreiraApril 24, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Glynn, I loved the idea of the last becoming the first. Thank Jesus for that!

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  4. lynnmosherApril 24, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Thank you, Glynn, for sharing this poem. Encouraging that the women of no account in those days were exalted to the front of the line. Resurrection blessings to you!

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  5. Maude LynnApril 24, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Gorgeous!

    Happy Easter!

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  6. JerryApril 24, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Glorious theft from death. That captures the essense. I too am thankful the women went first...they have a way to get to the point of "being in the moment" much easier.

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  7. S. EtoleApril 24, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    I hope your Easter has been joy-filled ...

    thank you for this.

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  8. Karen Kyle EricsonApril 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    I love this! Thank you.

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