Sunday, March 8, 2015

Too soon the evening shade


After Psalm 102 

Too soon the evening shade
enveloped him; he did not
know why 

too soon the face
was hidden from him; he did not
know why 

too soon his laments
found empty air; he did not
know why 

a life of ashes, an owl
among the ruins, seeking
love in the ruins
love in the desolation 

he was not by the waters
of Babylon but he drank
their fill 

the story was larger than the owl
larger than the ruins
larger than the river 

Photograph by Kevin Casper via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.

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2 comments:

  1. Doug SpurlingMarch 8, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    ...larger, much larger.

    "This will be written for the generation to come,
    That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord."

    And for you to be part of the Answer.

    Well done.

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  2. John GuzlowskiMarch 8, 2015 at 1:12 PM

    Thanks for the poem. You might be interested in Charles Swanson's book of poems based on the psalms. Here's a link to one: http://everythings-jake.blogspot.com/2009/08/charles-swansons-after-garden-responses.html

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