Franco Aragosta, il pescatore saggio

__________ CRUCIFIXION __________

He was a man who came to show the way.

It never was for him an easy task.

Sadly, politicians of His day

Cruelly sought His death. They’d never ask

Revealing questions in pursuit of Truth.

Undermining good they sought to hold

Crookedly to Power. Their uncouth

Initiatives to godliness were cold.

Freedom from corruption causes fear

In those who by coercion seek to rule.

Xiphoid, ego kills what should endear,

Instead of letting Self die to renewal.

On tiptoe oft we creep and hold our breath,

Not challenging the ones who cause His death.

Easter Sunrise at Golgotha

________ RESURRECTION ________

Cold He lay behind the heavy stone,

Hidden there with broken hands and feet.

Ruthless powers crushed His flesh and bone.

It looked to be the ultimate defeat.

Sadly, in the dawn Saint Mary’s three

Trudged toward the tomb wherein He lay.

Instead of death, an angel helped them see,

Startled, that the stone was rolled away!

A risen Jesus stood! He still drew breath!

Radiance around Him warmed the air. 

In banks of lilies sweet we now see death

Stripped of terror. Life, eternal, fair,

Enjoins us all to claim His victory.

Naught could stop us save our vanity.

~ FreeThinke, The Sandpiper - Spring 1996

HAPPY EASTER, Everybody!!!