Insignia

 

Insignia of pain and sorrows,

A world that would 

Sign fictions, forget facts. Hero’s

Noble signature; ink of Wood;

Christ our Lord! We mustn’t despise,

Rather receive 

Our Cross, all the rest, best a guise.

The Passion obtained, this believe,

And hope to obtain; for our God 

Made man to share 

In the sweet resurrection; the rod  

He spared, His mercy be aware;

His Glory! A new life of prayer,

Renewed virtue;

Fragile people, now mortal; our 

Bodies suffer death; penance to

Precede, kill, and cleanse; the sinful

Soul to rise here

And now; Heaven here and now; full

Of joy; signed in Blood; without fear.

Gary Edward Geraci

Fervor

 

Fervor is favoring verbs, savoring 

Certain words; to propel one’s thoughts, proffer 

New perspectives, yield to the truth exalted; 

This prosperity: a propensity for Understanding, sublime realities infused;

An infusion from the One Power:

Knowledge beyond mere human reckoning, 

Not of one’s own, an awakening.

Learning is difficult at first, one’s self in the Way, but each successive pass: a certain 

Ease, a recollection, a gentle remembrance;

The rewards of personal efforts, the 

Answer to prayers, the good goods of grace:

Inspirited, strengthened in confidence.

Gary Edward Geraci

Lenten Litter

 

Lenten Litter

(Perseverance in humility)

Clean up the land

Your souls will follow

Police the fence lines

Not a one-time affair

Deeds and actions

More than just talk

Talking and blowing

Always blowing while

The streets below the nose

Clutter up with litter

Your neighborhoods

Your very yards

Plenty of work there  

No skills required

Pick up your trash

Start with the large pieces

Gary Edward Geraci