Last Poem for Lent - Easter Sunday

Sunday Lent Poem 47

Please find below, the second of two poems sent to us by noted poet, playwright and author Alice Shapiro (@crackedpoems)

 

Desire

Alice Shapiro

 

A friend is a second self

--Aristotle

The cries of Lois

the dearth of shame

the help of brothers

the force of disdain

the books of poets

the poems of rain

     post meridiem

I cannot tell whether

diamonds appeared in his eyes

or mine

as the shine of adoration

became the icon

one values in history

a Byzantine sparkle

Medieval armor against all odds.

We stand on stages

act our play

sometimes alone in our heads

                (before the mating)

sometimes in platitudes and lies

                (after years together).

I recognize the dew

and the frost.

Can you come to me innocent

each day, each moment

where a diamond’s glint

appears as highlights

between your words

between our silences

as we lie down

in fields of smiles?

Lenten Poetry Challenge

Lenten Poetry - 11 - Well Done - Alice Shapiro

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