Poems for Ephesians is a journal of poetry that leaps out of the images, ideas and inspirations of the Book of Ephesians. These poems, which are the expressions of the poets themselves, do not necessarily reflect the views of McMaster Divinity College.
This web-journal is an on-going project presented by D. His most-recent book of poetry, Angelicus , consists of poems written from the point-of-view of angels. Follow these links to his website www. And understanding in one word Or in brief letters. Two people, yes, two lasting friends.
The giving comes, the taking ends. There is no measure for such things. For this all Nature slows and sings. Elizabeth Jennings β lived most of her life in Oxford. She received a C. Commander of the Order of the British Empire in This poem first appeared at Global Poemic. His second collection bright sorrow will also appear from Landmark in When I was three, you tried to wake a motionless man lying on the banks of the Kemano River.
The murder remains unsolved. Would you be the next victim? I remember only this: Any immobile body in a field received a prod from your cane to ascertain if it was dead or just sleeping.
Decades later, you caught a sleeping sickness, then a coma. You stirred for the scriptures I read over the hospital bed, but went back to sleep: The sleep of the dead. John Donne β was dean of St. In this poem, around line 10, he has the Angel Gabriel allude to Ephesians β for Mary was thought of, known, loved, and chosen before time began, as were we.
