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Ascension No. 2, poem by Peter Menkin
by Peter Menkin Ascension, No. 2 by Peter Menkin I have wondered about the Ascension weeks after hearing the singing in the Cathedral rising to the sacred. I went that unusual day, we walked the Labrynth first. Perhaps I need more time on my knees. Is it real? Is it Easter or the Holy Spirit? There is a kind of torture In the mystery of it. Christ. Worship. Why do they make the pews so difficult, like torture to kneel in at the Cathedral kneeling boxes near where the reader reads the Gospel? He ascended, in beauty. This mystery continues, The rising to heaven, the manifestation. I have been here before. Ecstacy. Religious. There were hours last year when I looked up from my knees in prayer and angels came; or were they women of faith, men of belief? They were angels. I think Mary came, one night. Or was it an Anglican Nun in prayer whom I have not met; her prayer visited me. Maybe it was my friend at Church. Was it Spirit or man? Questions. Audio reading of poem by aspiring poet Peter Menkin is here: http://www.archive.org/details/AscensionNo.2ByPeterMenkin Video poem by poet is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EeX70ZnVRw Peter Menkin, an aspiring poet, lives in Mill Valley, CA USA where he writes poetry. He is an Oblate of Immaculate Heart Hermitage, Big Sur, CA and that means he is a Camaldoli Benedictine. He is 64 years of age as of 2010. Copyright Peter Menkin http://www.petermenkin.blogspot.com Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |