MESSAGES
A fold of paper
holds my prayer.
I find my niche
in the crumbling stone.
My message is tucked
into a fracture.
Walls shield temples
and bells in the wind
offer the reassurance
of God listening.
Just as fountains receive
the coins of return,
slivers chip off
the archeology of walls
to become the sands of time.
A compelling question
once was clutched
in the hand of a maiden.
She slipped her prayer
under a rock.
Did she get the life she pleaded for,
or did she get a life of plagues?
But that was a thousand years ago,
how can it matter now?
I pray for blessings,
I pray for the maiden,
as I slip my fate
between the stones.
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18 comments:
'my message is tucked into a fracture', I love that and so many other parts of this work, xxo
Hi Jeane-
That's fun for me, finding these odd phrases..thanks!!
lovely message.
thank you for the fun!
Hi Jingle-
Always good to hear from you..thanks!
That last line is especially beautiful. Wonderful piece, Lyn.
Hi Willow-
Since you write such good poetry, I appreciate your comment...thank you!!
Love this Lyn. It's something I've never done (a written message) but will, one day. Keep the faith.
It's a pwoerful piece, more so when one realises that a wall is a strong structure, pretty solid. So, is your message meant to soften the wall? How would the wall take it? It opens up many possibilities and readings. But then, that's what good poetry is for.
Many thanks.
Greetings from London.
Greetings to a Cuban-
I'm only saying maybe..the wall protects the temple, or is it the barrier to (God)? Receives the prayers which linger in a fissure for 1000 years? ..or.. Makes me think of the Wizard of Oz, also behind the barrier!
Good game!! Leave it to you...thanks!!!
Of course we can ring that bell...sounds like God!
Hi Alaine-
I think writing things down makes it official..(and somehow more important)! But no vanity, of course..
Thank you!
Hi Lyn,
I was beginning to wonder who the maiden was/is and whether her stone was within the wall or elsewhere? Your comments about the wall being protection or barrier are also interesting. Why do we construct wonderful buildings in the name of God?
Hi Derrick-
Oh, just any old maiden, I guess..I think her message was left in the wall..
Constructed for God? What inspires us..hmmm..Love/fear, politics, control???
Thanks for suppositions!
Tender loving prayers to extend to the timeless maiden...beautiful!
lyn, this was fantastic! i can see, in my mind's eye, the silent pleading mingled with hope that He will listen and answer as we request. you've done such a marvelous work with this peice!
Hi Mary Ann-
Thank you..I too think the maiden's story is the same through time!!
Hi sheri-
You're very kind..thanks! When I do poetry, I'm happy to see it go somewhere that makes sense...
love the first line "a fold of paper holds my prayer", a queenly life is not always filled with blessings as Anne found out ....nicely done bkm
Hi bkm-
Thank you..that's why we carry prayers, within and without, I guess...
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