Dec 11, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris
Cherubim – mysterious when imagined Garden keepers with sword aflame Face of eagle, man, and lion Ark guardians of the mercy seat It is said the Lord sits enthroned Upon the cherubim The priest reminded at every turn By angelic temple ornaments Ezekiel writes of...
Dec 10, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris
I’m holding my son Wondering if Joseph too Sang songs to his boy The rest of the poems from Rusten Harris’s Advent series on Moss Kingdom: Incarnation, Christmas Eve, Kings, Some Kind of Glory, Chains, Gifts, Quotidian Couple, A Thousand Lights, Eve &...
Dec 8, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris
Void space and darkness Before the universe was formed Mysterious knot of nots Untie-able Before the beginning Heavy breath Gently brooding In waiting The virgin chaos And deep waters Hover and begin The ordering of all things borders set Heavens and earth Sea and...
Dec 7, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris
Ancient gathered wisdom Heavenly celestial maps Long forgotten rites Codices and scrolls Strange fire Incense and embers A star unlike any have seen Oracle of the coming King A small ossuary emptied Then filled with tribute: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh A long...
Dec 3, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris, Unrhymed Other
In December My memory returns To a small room Near a stairwell The Galleria Uffizi in Florence Alone and in the darkest Of the galleria’s chambers Benefial’s “The Massacre of the Innocents” Hangs Set apart from the well lit halls The painting:...
Dec 2, 2016 | Bible Story, Gus Stevens, Hymn, Luke Schreiber, Song
Who designed the universe Holds the stars and spins the earth? Who has covered Adam’s shame Clothed him with a costly grace? Who destroyed the world by flood, Buried multitudes in mud? Who reached out a saving hand, Lifted Noah to dry land? The One Who has made...
