what lover felt that landing a fish
locked for aeons
could vouchsafe the course of true love;
a creature gasping by the watery wayside
declaiming empty-mouthed without
fluidity of feeling
depths of emotion
or is it the signature of Jonah
harbinger of peril
three days and nights
engulfed in guts
to be vomited in disgust
by a sea-sick whale for the penitence of Nineveh
by the same piscine portent
likewise the time scale
came One who condensed death and restitution
love and painful passion
into an ascension for landlocked souls
at the sign of the fish
there is communion
©Laura Granby 2015
At the end of the 40 days, I was moved to write this poem in the spirit of Easter – wishing all a Happy holiday and the joys of Spring.
It’s a beautiful poem, Laura, and quite evocative. Lent is nearly over; this is a great way to recognize it. Have a Happy Easter!
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thank you so much Beth for you kind and encouraging comment(s) – I wish you a very Happy Easter too
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Yes, it is a beautiful poem….
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I appreciate that – thank you Michelle ❤
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Good Friday, and then I wish you a happy Easter.
So glad that you have come back to sharing your writing with us. I did miss you when your blog went silent.
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what a lovely comment Diana – makes blogging more worthwhile to be in touch with people like you
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As from “The Scarlet Pimpernel”, you are a poet and now we all know it. Very well put.
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sometimes the spirit moves – thank you Sherwood ❤
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Wow Laura…what an incredible poem…so many talents!
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y tu Donna
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I love the image of a sea-sick whale!
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leviathins can’t all have sea legs 😉
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