Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Good Friday ~ And it was night . . .


Crucifix at Jesuit Retreat Center Oshkosh, WI
 
 
Crucifixion

Stripped of godliness,
hands hammered open,,
arms yanked wide,
the crossbeamed Christ
pours himself out
till rivers run red with
wine enough to satisfy
century-cries of thirs
t.


Irene Zimmerman, OSF
Woman Un-Bent

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