Poetry Week: Midday Two – Chaplain Mike Posted byChaplainmikeMay 2, 2017Posted inPoetry or Lyrics The Key, Jackson Pollock ❀ Emmaus By Michael Mercer road taken friend welcomed hearts broken grief spoken word opened then home guest summoned meal proffered grace offered bread broken eyes opened christ known Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related
“Did not our hearts burn within us?” I encounter the risen Christ every day. May he be with us all. Christ is risen LikeLike
Maybe sung, if set to music and expanded. These two stanzas could serve as alternative refrains. LikeLike
The language of the Bible itself, especially the New Testament, is minimalist in spirit, if not stylistically. It works. LikeLike
Lovely! It has a meditative feel to it, the sort of thing that could be recited and contemplated. LikeLike
“Did not our hearts burn within us?”
I encounter the risen Christ every day.
May he be with us all.
Christ is risen
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The road they met the risen Jesus on led them back to the city he died in.
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Maybe sung, if set to music and expanded. These two stanzas could serve as alternative refrains.
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The language of the Bible itself, especially the New Testament, is minimalist in spirit, if not stylistically.
It works.
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Lovely! It has a meditative feel to it, the sort of thing that could be recited and contemplated.
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Very minimalist, but works.
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I like how your poem’s form fits your message.
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Love it!
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