ECUMENISM
As peasants armed with censors kneel
On the steps of Santo Tomás church
In Chichicastenango
Every year on All Souls’ Day
The Trinity and the ancient Mayan gods
Come together.
The incense swung at them by careworn hands
Is carried by the wind across
The cemetery wall
Where long-dead families share the food
Of those left behind.
It is a good day.
A joyous day
All Souls’ Day
The Day of the Dead
The Day of the Living.
Peter Bisson
Posted at 01:21h, 02 NovemberThank you Sjef!
MICHAEL COUTTS
Posted at 10:21h, 02 NovemberThanks for this beautiful poem
I did preach this same theme at a TV Mass and got a vicious letter back asking whether I was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church or belonged to a Wiccan Cult
Margaret Manitowabi
Posted at 13:29h, 02 NovemberAnishnabek do the same we come together to feed the spirits talk about them enjoy stories shared to the next generations we light a fire and offer the food with tobacco. Our loved ones are Interwoven in us
Margaret Manitowabi
Posted at 13:29h, 02 NovemberAnishnabek do the same we come together to feed the spirits talk about them enjoy stories shared to the next generations we light a fire and offer the food with tobacco. Our loved ones are Interwoven in us
Eric Jensen
Posted at 15:35h, 03 NovemberSjef – You had me at the opening line!