Three Flowers for Mary

Gary Edward Geraci

 

My wife, with care, carefully

cradled your statue - from the

home it had adorned - to ours.

 

Preeminence - our altar

niche alive; purchase of fresh

flowers; the praying, kissing,

 

and the loving caressing;

kind community whose hearts

are emboldened, set aflame

 

for our Lady and her Son

as her image comes to rest

from one faith house to the next.

 

Gary Edward Geraci

  • Author: Gary Edward Geraci (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 1st, 2021 11:29
  • Comment from author about the poem: A treasured tradition among many Filipino Catholic households - a statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, travels from one household to the next and stays for about a month before traveling to the next family.
  • Category: Love
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  • orchidee

    Good write Gary.
    I was reading of B.C. times (before Christ) and their many gods.
    In one way, what else could they do? Christ had not come yet, though they could have some notion of a 'one God'.

  • L. B. Mek

    (a write of actualised, humane ideal's
    that anyone should be able to relate with
    devoid of differences in theological preferences)..
    'such a beautifully worded depiction
    of that oh so rare tradition
    where communities - proactively, nurture
    that sanctity of togetherness and communion
    between one stranger and another
    with the mindset of a soon-to-be neighbour
    anchored, by their laudable translation of unfiltered love
    in their chosen belief system;
    uniting, rather than allowing - those diverse elements
    within any society: to triumph, uncontested!'

  • 🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽

    A lovely poem on Mary . You described in a very superb way. Kudos!!

    Plz do read and comment my newest poem too.



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