Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CXLII: "blood stained wooden Jesus"
inspired by Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac's Christmas sermon: “Christ is Still in the Rubble”
Christmas Eve
blood stained wooden Jesus
still in Gaza's rubble
FYI: This is a sequel to the following tanka:
written in response to Palestinian Pastor Munther Isaac's Christmas sermon:
In these last two months, the psalms of lament have become a precious companion to us. We cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken Gaza? Why do you hide your face from Gaza?”
my God, my God
why have you forsaken me?
bloodied Jesus
trapped under Gaza rubble
in the Christmas cold
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CXLIII: "the Great Beyond"
alone, lost
in the calm between fireballs
is this girl's gaze
a two-thousand-yard stare
at the Great Beyond?
