All the sadness and joy of being human,
Is to be found here in this jewelled moment:
Where we share sacred bread and wine and sun;
Where we acknowledge death's sighs and laments;
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Dominic another clear, clean and so precise poem delivering a calming and hopeful message. Your poems are more than a joy to read to put the reader's mind at ease, so to speak. And that well chosen picture adds to the quality on offer.10++ and added to my poems of utter peace. Thank you for writing and sharing your tapestry of tranquillity.
Thanks Shaun. I'm really pleased with this one. I like to write religious themed poetry. Indeed, I'm now a regular contributor to the Northern Cross magazine which serves the diocese of the North East.
Thank you for this very profound and theological poem. I always found Holy Communion a very challenging topic in church. It contains anything of the sadness and joy of being human, as you say. Your poem makes communion to a very clear and life-affirming issue, I think.