A Poem
January 12, 2016 § 6 Comments
Lately, I’ve been enjoying reading and, on occasion, writing a bit of poetry. Right now, I’m smitten with the poems written by contemporary poets in Image Journal and Ruminate Magazine, two lovely quarterlies that explore the relationship between art and faith. I’m also flipping through Caroline Kennedy’s She Walks in Beauty: A Woman’s Journey through Poems, which is a wonderful anthology of poems about the joys and sorrows of being a woman.
Here’s a poem I wrote as a writing exercise several months ago. I discovered it on a crinkled piece of notebook paper while clearing out my closet, and thought I would share:
Something Sensuous
Sour, the taste of lemons,
Sweet, the taste of chocolate white,
Sacramental bread and wine is
something, but nothing you taste like.
Sorrowful, holy voices rising,
Sonorous, organ boom,
Saint-like, I kneel to listen, hearing only
silence from an empty tomb.
Soft, a child’s bare arm in summer,
Squishy, the wet sponge in my sink,
Sheep’s skin, dew-covered, a
sign nowhere near the brink.
Sunset, a golden-hued death.
Sunrise, a purple-streaked birth.
Son of God, haloed and holy-hands
standing, but a photo before the broken curse.
Steaming, bitter coffee in a cracked mug,
Scented, the candle on my porcelain tub,
Smell of blood and water flowing,
salient story, though crass.
So thoughtful, beautiful. I know you are thinking deep thoughts all the time. Keep it up, you are headed for greatness. MIMI
Thank you, Mimi 🙂 🙂
hey lizzie!
Seth and I edit an online poetry journal – S/WORD — and if you wanted submit something, we’d love to consider it! Details are on the website: http://sslashword.com/
Everything is blind reading for fairness, but so far I really like the poetry you’ve posted on here!
Thanks! Chelsea
So cool! I remember your mentioning this to me before…I’ll check it out!! :))
I love Ruminate, though I haven’t had an issue since high school! I didn’t know you knew about them 🙂
I just discovered them a few months ago! They had a special deal to order several copies, and I’ve been flipping through them…