Category Archives: Poetry

12 Days Uncaritas

Posted on 06/11/2015 by Greg Wright

The day before Passover Jesus said to feed The poor who are always with me Two days before Passover Jesus said to feed Two beggars blind And the poor who are always with me

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Hang it All

Posted on 05/19/2015 by Greg Wright

Wake up, wake up O Jerusalem For you shall drink the cup of God’s fury You shall drain the cask of terror Tipping out its very last bitter dregs

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Long Suffering

Posted on 04/30/2015 by Greg Wright

The kingdom of heaven is like a healer Who went out early in the morning Seeking those in need of aid

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II Hezekiah

Posted on 04/18/2015 by Greg Wright

Who will hear these lessons from the past? Who will acknowledge the ruin that awaits?

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mistaken

Posted on 02/25/2015 by Greg Wright

his, no ordinary life gaze on him too long—he vanishes like a star he lives the truth, lives it slant

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What Happens Next

Posted on 02/04/2015 by Greg Wright

He stands before the tomb And he weeps

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Ink Blots

Posted on 01/21/2015 by Greg Wright

Somewhere in a pearlescent pool hell an angel sports tats on its wings Surely there is encouragement in being desperately human

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One Helluva Tip

Posted on 12/31/2014 by Greg Wright

Let’s say a man owns 10,000 sheep What is the loss of a single lamb to him? What is the loss of just ten In any given year?

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Theodicy

Posted on 11/30/2014 by Greg Wright

/θiːˈɒdɪsi/—in its most common form, theodicy is the attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil. I hate my skin I hate every trillionth cell of it

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Behold the Lamb

Posted on 10/28/2014 by Greg Wright

Behold the lamb The lamb which is to be slain Not twelve days hence bore I This lamb upon my shoulder Mud and sweat leaching past my brow The lamb’s wool matted and bloody

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