Dec 13, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris
Contested days of rightful claims to celebrate the stories, Rituals, symbols, and traditions handed down My children – will learn the rhythms Of the Church catholic Of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Of divinity incarnate And I have no qualms with criticisms Posing...
Dec 12, 2016 | Advent, Rusten Walter Harris
Gloria in excelsis deo Latin phrase from long ago Translation of angelic chorus Sung to those who watched by night The sheep who often wondered off Struck with fear and then delight “Glory to God in the highest” They never cease to declare And now here in...
Dec 11, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris
Cherubim – mysterious when imagined Garden keepers with sword aflame Face of eagle, man, and lion Ark guardians of the mercy seat It is said the Lord sits enthroned Upon the cherubim The priest reminded at every turn By angelic temple ornaments Ezekiel writes of...
Dec 10, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris
I’m holding my son Wondering if Joseph too Sang songs to his boy The rest of the poems from Rusten Harris’s Advent series on Moss Kingdom: Incarnation, Christmas Eve, Kings, Some Kind of Glory, Chains, Gifts, Quotidian Couple, A Thousand Lights, Eve &...
Dec 9, 2016 | Advent, Rusten Walter Harris
“Chains shall he break For the slave is his brother” Strange it should be Our hope borne upon his shoulders This child birthed in a shepherds town Could he really be the one they say heals the plagues of man’s dominion: Injustice, evil, and...
Dec 8, 2016 | Advent, Bible Story, Rusten Walter Harris
Void space and darkness Before the universe was formed Mysterious knot of nots Untie-able Before the beginning Heavy breath Gently brooding In waiting The virgin chaos And deep waters Hover and begin The ordering of all things borders set Heavens and earth Sea and...
