Resurrection Easter Poems

Early in the morning 
Before the sun dawned, 
Women crept to the garden 
Asking how to open the tomb, 
How to see in the gloom...

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In darkest days, when shadows blended with the earth, 
And nails hung humanity in its blood-stained hands, 
While the priests looked on and smiled politely...

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(Easter Resurrection Song)

He rose on the third day, the stone rolled away,
The darkness was shattered by dawn’s golden ray.
The grave could not hold Him, the...

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The hill was bare, the sky undone,
The veil was torn without a sound.
Red streaked the wood, the earth stood still,
And love hung quiet, pierced and...

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The wonderful time of rejuvination is here.
Easter is for reverencing the Holy One.
Reflect, repent, and be of good cheer.
To God we owe great gratitude for...

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He came for humanity's sake,
Preaching love, not disunity's ache.
A pillar strong, a tower high,
He healed the oppressed, the devil's sigh.

Declared his fate, arrest, and death,
Yet...

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Fear of damnation
may keep some
on the path of Straight
And Narrow...but only love
leads to Father’s door and
welcome -- 

the convict forced to obey 
rules of confinement,...

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Midnight misty bluebells blossom upon starry blue 
Heavenly sunrise sway with chromatic hues
Mother Mary sweetness flows with cornucopia coos 
Holy Dove descends with wings dipped...

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Bury a metaphor
— resurrection assured

(The New Room: April, 2025)
...

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Oh Mary, blessed art thou among women.
What did your eyes see?

And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
And,...

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How the birds chitter chatter and the church bells ring.
Daffodils fill the graveyard and are picked by passers-by.
Families attend the spring fair where a florist...

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When time springs forward, and light prolongs the day
When insects like bees, mosquitoes, and wasps, gallop
into Spring, armed with weapons to annoy and sting
When birds...

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Gethsemane,
And sweat like blood.
Disciples quite
Misunderstood.
Golgotha's cross,
Forsaken cry,
Misunderstood.
Why does he die?
In borrowed grave,
Cold death entombed.
Misunderstood —
Disciples' gloom.

Alive again!
Still disbelieved,
Misunderstood
By hearts deceived.
Misunderstood
Today? By you?
Know you not what
He...

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We search not the living among the dead
The wine that is His blood and His flesh that is the bread 
We partake with His Word...

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Every soul is liberated the day Christ went down to the grave
Ascending high above heaven, Christ bridged the gap between earth and sky, like a...

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