A-Poem-a-Day
Until Resurrection Day...
He is Risen!...Alleluia!!!
Here is a brand new poem for Easter, 2021:
AT THE EMPTY TOMB
Holy Land Pilgrimage, 2006
Vivid recollections swirl through my mind
as I recall sitting on a bench
gazing across the garden
at the open tomb
the great rolling stone
off to the side
I’d been there before
so because we were a large
band of pilgrims and because
it was our final day
and we had a flight to catch
those who had been inside
the empty tomb
were asked to wait
meditatively, outside
As I waited, I thought
about the significance
of that holy place
thought of Joseph of Arimathea
offering His new rock-hewn tomb
for the burial, and Nicodemus
bringing a hundred pounds
of myrrh and aloes to anoint
the Crucified Body
thought of the Pharisees
imploring Pilate to secure the grave
so the Body couldn’t be stolen
therefore the tomb was sealed
and guards placed there overnight
Thought of Mary Magdalene
finding the tomb open the next morning
and being startled by an angelic appearance
but Jesus’ Body
wasn’t there
and I envisioned her running to the disciples
then Peter and John racing
to the tomb, to see for themselves
if what Mary told them
was true
and of Jesus, meanwhile
appearing to two disciples
along the Road to Emmaus
of Him explaining
the Scriptures to them
as their enlightened hearts
burned with holy fire
and of course, I thought
of Mary returning to the tomb
and Jesus appearing to her
gloriously resurrected—
and later that same evening
appearing to His disciples
behind closed doors
revealing the wounds
in His hands, His feet, His side
The empty Garden Tomb—
without a doubt
the most astonishing place on earth
Maude Carolan Pych
Note: I just received notification that my poem, "I'm Shrinking!" has won an Editor's Choice award in the 2021 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Contest. There will be an awards ceremony and reading in February and the poem will be included in an upcoming edition of the Paterson Literary Review.
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