Whores
and lepers. Sheep shit and fish guts. The real gospel is gritty.
The real Jesus is dirty, naked, and unashamed of his great,
humiliating sacrifice for those willing to accept such an inglorious,
less than glossy delivery, which was not heralded on expensive card
stock, which may not have occurred on December 25th. But
it was the first Noel.
star
twinkling
angels
singing
staffs
trembling
after
400 years of silent waiting
christmastime
©
2014 Jennifer Wagner
trying
my hand at tanka prose for carpe diem: christmastime
THAT was superb, raw, and real.
ReplyDeleteI love this. The description of Jesus' life as well as the tanka. Nice work, Jennifer.
ReplyDeleteLovely and true - the title perfect.
ReplyDeleteI like the real and gritty response ~ You painted him real and close to our challenges ~ Merry Christmas to you and yours Jennifer ~
ReplyDeleteThis is tough and heavy Jennifer! Very much Unsilent night! Merry Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteHank
Very gritty indeed! But truthful.
ReplyDeleteI love the honest look at Jesus - He came to squalor from a palace - amazing!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas
Lots to love about this piece, from the very cool title to the gripping prose and the clean tanka combination. Nice work!
ReplyDeletesharply creased, Jen ~
ReplyDeleteA much needed reminder of reality vs. pretty packaging! Merry Christmas just the same, girl!
ReplyDeleteps--do you have a book yet? If not, why not???? I can count on the fingers of one hand the cyber poets who are as talented as you are.
ReplyDeleteWow, you paint grit really well~ I agree with FB you need to write a book~
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Jennifer!
I hope your season is filled with love and laughter~
it is gritty...we want to make it into something beautiful...and it is...but it is not something so much different from our world..and in that there should be hope and comfort....
ReplyDeletehope you and the fam have a great christmas....smiles.
'after 400 years of silent waiting, christmastime.'
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Merry Christmas, Jennifer!
__Have a grand New Year and a very Merry Christmas, Jenn!
ReplyDeleteAlways, Doug..
Thank you for the reminders, Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Christmas.
Reality inside the myths ... great go, bravo Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteRaw and truthful, great work!
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