Agnes of God

Neville

Agnes of God

 

Although the echo

of a long and distant

sigh both came

and then, it went

again ..

Much like a much

loved scent

might pass one by ..

For a while

at least, it lingered

fragrant ..

Today though, it is

well and truly spent

and all but gone ..

Much like the

footprints, he once

left there, for her

to find on water ..

And thereupon,

she followed on

behind ..

Just like some

disciple might or

young and faithful

bride, or daughter ..

Always at least

two steps behind

mind and blindly ..

Through fear

of being last in line,

or getting lost

somewhere in that

splendid

golden dust

of the wake they

each created ..

But then, a poison

made her body swell

and tho’ she later

did confess to having

once been

breached no less ..

She was still pure in

heart at least ..

If not intact, or yet

indeed, still perfect ..

Still, the child

she later bore alone

and in great secret

was conceived no less,

along the self-same

route they took ..

And some now say,

from such a

passion, not since

replicated ..

Sadly tho’ said child,

did die and Agnes too

in heavy chains ..

Yet still, upon her

very own deathbed ..

She did also cry ..

Jesus, I do still love you ..

 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 2nd, 2023 01:55
  • Comment from author about the poem: this is not a hymn poem .. it's entirely about her
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments6

  • 2781

    Romans 8:1

    • Neville



      England 07.03.2023

    • orchidee

      I will have to look up the story then.
      Might it be a hymn-poem, if I could adapt it?!
      And furthermore - I said, 'Oh you can call me anything; just don't call me Agnes' (unrelated to this, just a random bit of nuttiness). lol.

      • Neville



        in a world gone mad, a random bit of nuttiness comes as light relief

      • Michael Edwards

        Nice one Neville - good to see you are still posting. Hope you're well.

        • Neville



          Thank you Michael .. yes, still around but when the edges wear off, I'm hoping to be more of a triangle 🔼 🙂

        • Doggerel Dave

          Story of the good Lord Buddha I'd never heard...... 🙂

          • Neville



            I've not heard that one either ..

          • arqios

            Saw the film in another century and another dimension but hold your words closer to the thought.

            • Neville


              I saw the stage play ..

              • arqios

                oh, even better!

              • L. B. Mek

                'it's entirely about, all
                the her's'
                see, we need only
                visit
                our Hellenic mythology
                ancestry
                to realise, just how many times
                that 'trope'
                (Semele's nightmare
                to Zeus's
                'thigh' birthed child, Dionysus
                ring a bell, to anyone...?)
                has been used, and abused
                by storytellers
                across the history of humanity
                makes you, think
                if all story, is based
                on some partial, component
                of our everyday, REALITY
                how many, mother's
                were subjected, to such ill-fated
                n highly, ignorant
                societal abuses, for writer's
                to assume, we would all
                relate
                so easily...

                • Neville



                  Bless you brother Mek



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