1.
In the presence of
the Lord
Ecclesiastic frieze
I come in on street level
Rise Lazarus!
Last Sunday's
Mass hand-out
Madonna and bear
festooned with palms
half-shrouded
Lift up your hearts
We have lifted them
up to the Lord
Stations of the Cross
Jesus is nailed
to the cross,
INRI
sign to mock Him
Jesus dies on the cross
Devotion to the cross
As he is
I am a pilgrim
as well
When Jesus
is taken down from the cross
He is as we are
Subject to death
but with the expectation
of Resurrection
Back out
the way I came in
Forever conjoined
in the Communion
of the Saints
2.
Springtime
Elevations
at sea level
Leaving church
for the park
Mother Goose
awaits
Glorious forthcoming
walkway
never quite done
A prototype
Twilight Zone
to come
Colorful map
of our brisk
waterside vicinity
Looking back
to where I just was
and like a votive candle
I continue to be
Through
a Jerusalem pine
an arabesque
The most curvilinear tree
known to man
Here we are now
Its always nicer
to be on the grass here
The sun came our for me
A glimpse inside,
for kids only,
spine of the Elven Press
A Children's
festive and imaginary
place
A half-remembered
adventure through
the Looking Glass
A topsy-turvy
ride on Alice's
merry-go-round
Into the garden
of Spring
Life in a bird bath
an endless cycle
Spring is up
in the trees
Back out
the way I came in
As ever
24 March 2018
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