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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Faith, Part III


by Francis Scudellari

Love, once missed, understood, cast out
In sanctity's murky waters
Plunged, gleaming surfaces rippled
Longing submerged, assumed sins washed,
Accrued wages wiped clean, raised up
Air taken in, emerges new
Re-versed in belief, awake to/o
Household objects baring cautions
Stilted, once-trite words now stamped on
Ephemera, coaxed back to Faith

13 comments:

fihanna said...

manca una candela in mezzo

Anonymous said...

Ask for forgiveness and you shall receive.
Excellent.
~JD

Francis Scudellari said...

the book might catch on fire ;)

Francis Scudellari said...

If only life were as simple as poetry :).

Jackie said...

Oh Francis the poem is right on target with what I am currently experiencing.

And, the drawing is simply beautiful!!
And oh you are so right "if only life could be as simple as poetry:)"

~Jackie

fihanna said...

hahaha...
cosi si ragionano le storie sui poemi.
guardi un disegno e ragioni scrivendo.
giusto,
il libro andrebbe a fuoco,
bene.
allora le pagine aperte sembrano ali e voltate
scuotono aria intorno,
il dito bagnato di saliva timbra gli angoli....

Jane Doe said...

Such a beautiful poem, I am experiencing a loss of words to describe how it makes me feel!

Francis Scudellari said...

Thanks Jackie. I'm glad you liked the poem and drawing. I'm always trying to fight thru my impulse toward negativity and create something beautiful from it.

Francis Scudellari said...

Ciao Hanna,
The image is one that doesn't have a direct relationship to the poem. The lines of the book jumped out of my rough sketch and the rest fell in place. I do like the wing-like shape of the pages and there is an angelic form to the composition.

Francis Scudellari said...

It's always a good sign if a poem leaves you speechless :). I'm definitely trying to capture feelings not easily expressed.

Francis Scudellari said...

Actually, Hanna, thinking about it ... a flame above the open pages might be a nice addition.

fihanna said...

seeeeeeee...
infatti,
the text would make it enlightenment.....
il tuo blog รจ per me come una preghiera prima di dormire!
baci

Francis Scudellari said...

Grazie Hanna, come sempre. That's a beautiful compliment. I'll never doubt your advice again :).