March 9, 2010

Crucifixion


A choir of angels glorified the hour,
The vault of heaven was dissolved in fire.
“Father, why hast Thou forsaken me?
Mother, I beg you, do not weep for me . . .”

by Ana Akmatova

March 1, 2010

For the Baptist



















"The last and greatest herald of Heaven's King,
Girt with rough skins, hies to the deserts wild,
Among that savage brood the woods forth bring,
Which he than man more hamless found and mild:..."

William Drummond of Hawthornden

February 22, 2010

Unknown Letter



















"But Jesus bent over
and wrote with his finger
on the earth
and again bent over
and wrote on the earth...."

Tadeusz Rozewics

February 15, 2010

The Donkey





















When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born;

February 8, 2010

Salome



















"...And then, Salome! Still a child (a child!)
She drinks the potion, horrible, defiled,
That summons up dark vengeance and the sword...."

Mikola Zerov

February 1, 2010

Adoro Te


















Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore,
Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more,
See, Lord, at Thy service low lies here a heart
Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.


January 25, 2010

Like the Samaritan Woman




















"Lord, won't you come and quietly speak
as if asking me for one cup of water first
like you did the Samaritan woman who came
to draw water out Jacob's Well?
You know that since I'm a sinner
I lack courage----"

Hae-In Lee

January 18, 2010

Mysterious Wealth



















"Feeling today like the Prodigal Son
just arrived back in his father's arms,
I observe the world and all it contains..."

Ku Sang

January 11, 2010

In My Father's House



















"Friday mornings, while challah rises,
I walk to shul to practice desert prayers...."

Dewitt Clinton

January 4, 2010

Miracle



















"It all happened on the water
Jesus' walking
the fishermen watching
from their boats...."

Susan Griffen

January 1, 2010

Salvator Mundi: Via Crucis



















"Maybe He looked indeed
much as Rembrandt envisioned Him
in those small heads that seem in fact
portraits of more than a model...."

Denise Levertov