I
highlight here a story about Mary Magdalene from the Bible. It is a witness I
go back to time and time again to reclaim the wonder of the discovery of my
risen Christ. And then I tackled an American tradition for Easter that one of
my friends professes a great fondness, no obsession for and I really don’t get
it!
Believing in the Here
When
I left
He
was here
I
swear!
I
watched them
Place
the stone
The
seal set
And
now broken
He’s
gone!
I
run to his disciples
It
seems like miles
Until
my lungs
Are
on fire,
I
get there
They
know
They
see
They
feel
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La
Pietà, Santa Maria della Vita,
terra cotta statues, by Niccolò dell’Arca, 1462-63 |
Something
is different
They
go with me
To
find evidence
Of
where
He
might be
They
run
We
run
To
the tomb
They
are faster
There
is nothing
To
find as the wrapping
is
there, but,
He’s
gone
They
discuss
They
curse and cuss
One
smiles the other frowns
They
leave
Forgetting
I’m still there,
Or
they don’t care
He’s
gone
I
weep,
Something
deep
Inside
breaking
Hard
to calm
My
lungs, heart, head,
All
bursting apart,
He’s
gone,
Footsteps
crunch,
Probably
a soldier,
Forgot
his lunch,
Or
a grounds keeper
Sent
to take care
Around
the tomb
He
doesn’t care about
My
open wound
I
cannot stop crying
 |
'Christ
Appearing to
Mary Magdalene at the Empty Tomb',
artist unknown
|
And
he can’t give me
What
I need
“Plant
your seeds
And
leave,” I think
And
he speaks,
Full
stop
Did
I hear him?
The
one who takes sin?
Am
I imagining he’s here?
He’s
gone,
I
look up
I
am struck
It
is my Lord
“Teacher!”
I cry
I
want to die
No,
live by
His
solid side
He’s
not gone!
He
is here!
He
is here!
He
is here!
Poor Peeps Show
Peeps
make me gag
I
find them really bad
And
puzzle over those
That
gobble them whole
I
like the dioramas
 |
| Yes, that is a peeps pizza! |
That
make drama
From
spun sugar and fluff
A
funny pastime
that
takes up class time
and
other stuff
when
we could
Make
real food
that
would be
for
the greater good!
I’ve
never understood
Where
peeps came from?
They
aren’t like bread crumbs
Someone
had to discover
Marshmallow
lovers
Like
dyed sugar on top
Makes
fans of the stuff pop
And
they go crazy for them, man
Nutritionally
a very bad plan
Heck,
even candy fans,
Find
peeps something they can’t stand,
Unnatural
neon bunnies and birds,
Yuck!
(like little turds)
I
admit I think peeps stink,
I
don’t care what you think!
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