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 6, 2016 | Advent, Rusten Walter Harris
There is a trough where the beasts feed Under cover of a stables roof Assembled from leftover wood Filled with hay and lifted up A kindness to the animals It’s architect unknowingly built A humble tabernacle – holy of holies Awaiting Shekinah glory The...
Dec 5, 2016 | Advent, Rusten Walter Harris
Advent, a season of memory A season of hope A looking backwards to an old hope fulfilled Feeds a hopeful looking forward Memory and hope A strained set of fellows As hope looks forward And memory looks back So often the two divide A memory of joy In the midst of loss...
Dec 4, 2016 | Rusten Walter Harris
The light of the day’s first sun Beginning ascent, cresting the horizon Kneeling, as it were, to shine upon faces Meeting the eyes of all those who dwell With foot, hoof, paw, and root Planted firmly on the surface of the earth That warm heavenly immanence...
Dec 4, 2016 | Advent, Rusten Walter Harris
“He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found” Where has the curse not touched or spoiled? Where are his blessings bound? Pestilence, thorns Pollution and greed Infest and choke the farmer’s soil With tired movements against high...
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:...
