Saturday, March 16, 2019

Irish Blessing, Christchurch

Be in heaven a half hour
Before the devil knows you are dead
There your terror has no power
Welcome brother

Path rise up to aching feet
Sun on back
Beckons us to turn our cheek, so we
Welcome brother

God hold you in the palm of His hand
Not like in Christchurch
Or a basement in Birmingham
Welcome brother

Respect from neighbors
Joy surrounds, peace abounds
Semiautomatic rounds
Welcome brother

Healthy children grow your family tree
Innocents
Like Mucad Ibrahim, age three
Welcome brother

Tea by the fire
Roof deflecting rain
A cozy funeral pyre
Welcome brother

Wind blowing at your back
A gentle moving forward
A state of grace, you lack
Welcome brother

Old man at door
Brown eyes smiling
A grandfather! Open-hearted, you were
Welcome brother

Wisdom despises
Lies of "good people on both sides"
So may the Lord's fist close tight around you until your hate explodes into nothingness
Leaving your soul such as it is in agonizing flames for eternity
No brother of mine

3/16/19