Spiritual Poetry posted January 18, 2018 Chapters:  ...16 17 -25- 26... 


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A chapter in the book Selections For Book Project

Feathers

by michaelcahill


 
Faith is said to be:


Proclaimed and vowed
with solemnity
and enmity towards
evil and dastardliness
slashing swords
cutting and gutting
in the name of
eradication of
elimination of
the triumph of-- over
the banshee cry
the cannons roar
the rivers of righteous blood
flowing in freedom's stead
the dead deservedly so
for FAITH demands
... so it has been written
... so it has been screamed
 


I say:
 
 
Faith is an invisible feather
held in a humble
trembling hand
brushing a forehead's
fears with empathy
 
Faith is unspoken--
heraldry is eschewed

Faith is imbued
with colour
 
Faith bows so low
it reaches
the sky
 
Faith believes
good

is

 

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This was inspired by "Offspring of Icarus", a lovely poem by our own Gloria ...
I can't even say why it lead me here, but that's the beauty of art. Read her beautiful piece by clicking HERE ...
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