Shadow Puppets
Easter, 2009
"Look - Daddy look"
She says
Sunlight pouring through
The window
Cutting across the room
Her hand
Bleeding - a shadow
Like something
Hidden - now come to life
Dancing there
In the joy of its resurrection
Dancing - "look
It's the Easter Bunny"
She says
And my heart dances with it.
She says
Sunlight pouring through
The window
Cutting across the room
Her hand
Bleeding - a shadow
Like something
Hidden - now come to life
Dancing there
In the joy of its resurrection
Dancing - "look
It's the Easter Bunny"
She says
And my heart dances with it.
Published by J L Carey Jr
J L Carey Jr, Author of the book Turning Pages, is a writer and an artist living in Michigan with his wife and three children. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from National University and a BA in Englis... View profile
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10 Comments
Post a CommentGreat words of poetry. Love them
Layers of meaning.
Lovely! She must mean a lot to you. You sound like a loving father,
Wow. I love the subtle crucifixion reference here. Gorgeous blend of secular and sublime. (And it's a sweet family poem too!)
Lovely poem, full of meaning
This is a BEAUTIFUL piece.
That's a lovely one, JL. I think I've run out of Easter themes now...LOL!
Gorgeous, and yet says so much.
How precious.
Very nice, Jeffie...I like the biblical reference in there along with the bunny...