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Holy triptych

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                     i

 

Millenia before divisions birth

sands shifted unconstrained,

seas un-parted caressed the earth,

no sacred path by men ordained.

 

                   ii

 

Lands unfolding, gods and kings

psalms and gospels, crescent and cross.

Twelve tribes rising, desert springs,

prophesying wealth and loss.

 

Borders burning, skies afire

blood and soil, words of hate.

Symbols raising tension higher,

revelation incarnate.

 

                   iii

 

Desolation, wastelands of peace

sea and land unconstrained,

for gods and kings all domains cease

the reckless path of men ordained.

 

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David RL Moore

Thu 10th Oct 2024 16:42

Thanks for the recent flowers.

David

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David RL Moore

Thu 10th Oct 2024 11:53

Thanks Uilleam,

And thanks for the likes thus far.

I don't subscribe to the word holy other than in its mythical geographic term "Holy Land" so I didn't use the term unholy.

I absolutely see your reasoning though Uilleam.

Thanks again.

Panelled triptych works of art fold in on themselves, I imagine the land doing the same over millenia, as described in the three stanzas until they become no more than empty wasteland.

David RL Moore

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Thu 10th Oct 2024 11:33

Thanks David.
Unholy, I would argue, doing the work of the devil incarnate.

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