'Lazarus' in 2pts and another one...

‘Lazarus’ (11/02/04, timothy r. gates)



Lazarus was raised from the dead.

dead for four days, he stunk.

Back again into this world,

welcomed by his friend, he wept for him.

I wonder if Lazarus was just a tad pissed:

He wasn’t asked if he wanted to be resurrected,

He probably didn’t realize that it was only a reprieve.



'Lazarus' timothy r gates, 4/7/2012



all had wept, grieved, shared their meals together

wife and children knew they'd need to get used to it

the Kaddish had been chanted.

'together again,' so goes the Country tune,

wonder if he wept, too?

when he died, again, who remained to sing his dirge?

wonder if burial clothes are reused when not used long?

four days dead,

the first day is always the day you rise again.

from the beginning

seed yields seed,

blessing the repose of the buried.

one, two , three - ready go!



'chant our grief with our Mother' timothy r gates, 4/07/2012



we sing our hymns of remorse,

a funeral dirge like none other

we chant our grief with our Mother

we find our resurrection present,

after first beating our chests,

'it isn't fair! he-she was too young! why?'

as our Mother's son yelled,

'My God, my God - why have you left me alone!?'

our tears join hers,

only when our pierced hearts do too -

together the Psalmist's bottle overflows,

the Psalty might say,

'Enough already!'

On the next day, today, we

sing another song.