He created in his image;;;made man
With a touch of God…words that took form…spirit
That took flesh…little breaths that in the
Dust eddied wisps of humanity that
Would whirl the world into vortices of
God-likeness!!!instead,,,it became a
Tornadic column that rose to heaven like
Reversed thunder;;;they the Anemoi to
Storm—streaking the stratosphere with contrails
Of exhausted human-ness. They stormed
Aeolus in his exhaling-hall!!!but the God
Of breath remained—lungs full; he breathed
Another like them,,,the west Zephyr wind(((God
As man)))to inspire man’s humanity!
i. Kyrie eleison
ii. Gloria
iii. Credo
iv. Sanctus
v. Agnus Dei
18 May 2008 at 11:32 am
very nicely written..
20 May 2008 at 11:31 pm
this is amazing…i get goosebumps picturing this.
22 May 2008 at 11:19 pm
15 minutes of fame leaves us a lot to answer for
23 May 2008 at 1:23 am
a very engaging read…
3 June 2008 at 3:44 am
I absolutely agree with this !
19 June 2008 at 3:04 pm
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Abatement!!
19 June 2008 at 3:29 pm
The point? May be it is a bit obscure. Definitely requires a bit of knowledge. First the Cycle includes 5 poems: 1) Kyrie Eleison, 2) Sanctus, 3) Credo, 4) Gloria and 5) Agnus Dei. Those familiar with Liturgical tradition or pre-modern music will recognize this as the Mass, more specifically the parts to the Ordinary (the essential parts of it).
Roughly, those translate respectively as 1) “Lord have mercy”, 2) A proclamation of God’s holiness, 3) A statement of belief, 4) A song of praise and 5) “Lamb of God”. In terms of the cycle, I am dealing with three things: 1) Seeing God in the ordinary (the everyday) and 2) The true definition of humanity and 3) How man and God participate in it. The first poem questions my humanity as I inflict merciless on others pain only to realize that I too am a victim of the merciless. The second speaks to seeing God as I look in the mirror and noting that each person bears a little bit of God in their face. This poem (credo) demonstrates my belief that we are not gods, but created in his image but fallen; how despairing except that God provided a model for true humanity in the Zephyr (sent to Odysseus to carry him home) which is here a metaphor for Christ. The fourth poem deals with a revelation of God’s holiness in the midst of monotony but a questioning and desire to see his justice, too (which quite honestly I struggle with at times). Finally, the last poem is a pleading for God to demonstrate himself to me in a way that wipes away the death/grief which has dominated my vision.
I do feel this is the weakest point of the cycle…may be I should look at rewriting it. Thanks for you interest and comment…