Monday, April 13, 2009

in the garden

stone cold heart
hard-pressed
tomb-still

i stand here
knowing only
that they killed you
then stole my chance
to wrap you
in the sweetness
you deserve

a gardener's voice
breaks into the emptiness
i hear my answer
from across a thousand miles
of loneliness

mary
he says
mary

my dead heart
startles
and chokes
awake

this vacant place
that was my chest
rushes warmth

mary

a creator's power
invoking life
where there had been none

mary

and i knew you
i knew you

by the way
you said
my name

6 comments:

dana said...

thank you, lisa...

I was considering poetry, just this Easter morning...and you wrote my words...some words, our words, the day's words...

I am thinking of you as you travel...and rest in thoughts of the resurrection...

love you,
dana

DorRae said...

so beautiful, thank you. so excited for a sweet reunion for your family

JB said...

beautiful mama.
beautiful.

wheatgerm said...

great poem

Anonymous said...

So beautiful, Lisa. Thank you.
Is this what you were thoughtfully scribbling with the pen I loaned you? At least, that's what I imagined as I watched you... xox
~Maureen

lisa said...

Thanks for the pen, Maureen. You're right that this is what I was scribbling down with it :-) xx