Easter 3
Luke 24. 36b-48
opened net
Harvey S. Mozolak
startled till they saw
the gems of where his crown
had worn God to death
terrified till they touched
the red ribbons of remembrance
for him not of pain
but of peace for disbelieving joy
the marks of heaven
marred and mauled
become designs of hope
and rough cut rubies
faceted for faith
the logo of the Logos
the slash of trim on the king's robe
of victory
the criminal in us
is identified in his scars
that prove our innocence
as we eat the next and nearer Supper
listening to words of fulfillment
fed like fish
for schooling wider oceans
Easter 3
Luke 24. 36b-48
resurrection
release
Harvey S. Mozolak
in the small eddy
of the quiet post-Post meal
disturbed
Cleopas and the other
had fairly run a great deal of the way
from Emmaus
but
he who stood among them
with
a suddenness that stood
most
of them in fear
had
the hunger
do you have anything to eat?
a trembling disciple reached out
to the covered plate
removing the napkin
stained with oil from the fried fish
offering the cold leftovers
with his mouth agape
hooked in disbelief and wonder
ghosts have no
filet slashes
gashes that once
showed
the veins and
marrow of life
now do they
as I show you
and you see in my
hands and feet?
what a story to tell
to witness the size of the catch
rising from three days dead in the depths
repentance and forgiveness
bones pulled from the sweet meat
of the fish flesh
eaten in their presence
held by palms pocked
by the scars of the leader lead pins
that did not hold
but released
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