In Ecstasy Comments
at the altarpiece of Saint Teresa
No need to be coy—
you know what
she's doing
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God comes to us, or should come to us, all: the bluntly and beautifully corporeal at prayers in the Sunday...The Almighty 'God and human expectations. tony
Teresa, the sain The greatest philanthropic saint On this earth Served her life to teach the entire world to live peacefully... On her admiration this poem is praiseworthy.. Beautiful poem is penned
Thanks and congratulations for being selected this poem as the modern poem of the poem of the day for second time,
Why shouldn't He come to us as He did to Teresa? A saint on her back— a girl tearing open the gift He gave her? beautiful. st. theresa and the poor. tony
And so did Bernini, when he found Teresa in the full-throttle of her divine vision, caught her at it, about st. Theresa and her mystical ideas and experiernce. tony
The gift He gave her! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
The words had the feel of old ways and thoughts. A wonderful poem.
A great tribute to Saint Terresa as also a great flight of imagery employed in modern style, worthy of modern poem of the Day.
Why shouldn't He come to us as He did to Teresa? A saint on her back— a girl tearing open the gift He gave her? ecstatic rapture...... a fine poem and a meditation. tony
The statue depicts an event of religious ecstasy in the life of the nun Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) . Belieu meant this to be religious art but it looks like Teresa was having an instead of an intense moment of divine joy. Many people were outraged at how he depicted her holy experience.
A great tribute Saint Teresa. Loved it. Thanks for sharing.
Tang? Overlooking that and what appears an unnecessary extra space between the first and second stanzas, I like this poem—its brevity, fresh and vivid phrasing, its wondering. As to what appears her salacious interpretation of the sculpture, I’d be interested to sit across from her over coffee or tea to converse on that. And I’d like Bernini there as well. -GK
I would happily be the fly on the wall for that. I like her salacious take. Bernini was more likely familiar with the look of earthly ecstasy than heavenly rapture. Belieu seems a bit over-angry in the bulk of her other work though. I bet the conversation would be lively, and maybe a little contentious. I interpret the tang reference as (feminist) pejorative. The angel holds an arrow, not a knife.
S great tribute to Saint Teresa nicely presented. Thanks and congratulations for being selected this poem as the poem of the day.
She is the tone of admiration and look of ecstasy for every occasion........Saint Teresa was she....a great tribute indeed.......thanks for sharing....10
Outstanding tribute to Saint Teresa. Thanks for sharing.10 points.
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or her tang to swell up, ripe as seafoam, from the gulf of her flushed and falling figure. Perhaps this is how A very fine poem. tony