Holy lamentation- PIETA The heavy and embarrassed look imprisons the sadness of the moment The mourning of life The Holy Virginity captivates and invites The inanimate Divine Body completely surrendered looks eternally youthful perpetually moving The pain of the soul overflows and the Heavenly Kingdom receives the only truth crowning with glory our passions and…
At the foot of the Lord’s cross Night offers me the loneliness Get away from the sound of laughter Forcing me to look into God’s face Forcing me to carve a cry Reminiscing about God’s wounds Because sin is dancing happily Because pride is beyond measure Because of my pride colonized You While your cry…
My Christ Turn your gaze to the world, to every living being in the Universe. Merciful to your children who, while asking for your help, Oh Christ, they continue to scourge You every day. Pitiful, suffering eyes, they beg man to change. My brother, listen: open your heart, it is my Christ who speaks to…
Our Special Guest “Please! Please let me through… I must see Jesus… The King of the Jews!” From Bethany and the Mount of Olives He’s coming today… they have laid palm branches and their cloaks all along His pathway! It’s so very busy… with everyone making preparations… for the Passover being so close…and the shepherds…
Holi-Festival of Spring Spring has arrived with all its colours Festival of Holi with rainbow feathers Forget all hurts and sorrows of past Just get drenched in happy showers. Carry your heart on your sleeve With renunciation and love increase Forgive all grievances for today Share organic colours with a spray . Hearts were broken…
The Myriad Colors of Holi- From Brij bhoomi to Imphal in Manipur The stage is aesthetically decorated and well illuminated. An adolescent Krishna enters stealthily with his friends. All are dressed as cowherds. Krishna has a peacock feather in his hair while ‘gopas’ have shaven heads with a distinctive tuft of hair. From their conversation…
I Am A Woman “I Am A Woman” Here I stand whole and complete in majestic beauty with Grace and Mercy about my loins and feet! The Womb of all humanity has been entrusted to me through the design and the intentions of God, The Creator Almighty! I am gentle as a breeze blowing through…
A girl with raindrops in her voice She used to tell me about Plato and Aristotle. Her Slavic accent sounded like gravel in the Rain. Ing,ing, ing… Feeling a fading shadow around my neck I see a bright cave paved with desire and Fear. In her language love and hatred are feminine Nothing was neuter….
The Silent Screams and Contended Smiles – An Ode To Indian Women I once saw a little girl about 10 years old trying to buy an apple for 5 rupees for her younger brother. I asked her, ‘what about you?’ She sweetly smiled and said, ‘Ma has given only this money for my brother.’ Discrimination…
“Love and loss in literary: Katerina Aggelaki-Rouk” Angelaki-Rouk (February 22, 1939 – January 21, 2020) is one of the greatest Greek poetesses. She was the spiritual daughter of the famous Greek writer, Nikos Kazantzakis. She was born in Athens (Exarcheia), in 1939. She has published 43 books. The poet’s explosive character appears in her words…
