Tropes

The drop of blood from the nose,

The red spattered linen after

The cough - the curse of cancer supposed

Inevitable. the call. hereafter,

 

A long list of tropes for a

Producer to pick from: objects,

Gestures, and words signifying a

Certain reality for subjects

 

Human, made clear, reasonable,

The corporeal to the

Intelligible; mind to will;

Signs for man’s condition. the

 

Christ brings us the physical,

For cleansing and growth in virtue,

His words spoken now Gospel,

And His actions - to make us new.

 

Gary Edward Geraci