Paradelle Subdivisions

Gary Edward Geraci

Mary. She presents a mute baby boy to the wearied shepherds.

Mary. She presents a mute baby boy to the wearied shepherds.

A priest hoists a leavened host consecrated to the congregants.

A priest hoists a leavened host consecrated to the congregants.

Mary, she hoists a priest; presents a consecrated, leavened host

To the mute shepherds; a wearied baby boy to the congregants.

 

Both God, differing only by their accidents, their extensions.

Both God, differing only by their accidents, their extensions.

Every naysayer, doubter; that’s a lot, we have a Saint to count.

Every naysayer, doubter; that’s a lot, we have a Saint to count.

Doubter, naysayer, both by lot have God; count their extensions their

Accidents: we count a lot.  That’s differing to only a Saint.

 

Rain driven, sun dried, wind blown and grain harvested by human hands.

Rain driven, sun dried, wind blown and grain harvested by human hands.

Work. Work gathering all the pieces to be formed into round bread.

Work. Work gathering all the pieces to be formed into round bread.

Bread to be formed, human work: dried driven hands, harvested pieces.

All sun, rain, and blown wind by Work round grain into the gathering.

 

Congregants gathering, consecrated to Mary by the priest.

Work a boy to count the shepherds’ hands: the host to be driven ‘round.

A Saint hoists mute, grain harvested leavened bread formed into God! We

Dried naysayer rain; every doubter into pieces, blown and 

Wearied.  A Baby She presents! Their accidents, their extensions,

All that’s a lot to have, differing only by Wind Work; a Sun!

 

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  • Author: Gary Edward Geraci (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 31st, 2019 18:18
  • Comment from author about the poem: Every poet’s got to try a paradelle at least once in their life! Here’s mine.
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Comments1

  • orchidee

    A fine write Gary, very poetic.
    You will know I would adapt such a poem to the Protestant side, but no matter.

    • Gary Edward Geraci

      Of course - the Protestant perspective is a fact of life - our Lord will give us all of eternity to put right our many missteps and misinterpretations. All glory to God!

      • orchidee

        Thanks Gary. I don't think of denominational names much - not too fussy about them.



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