Beautiful Tombs

My tomb
will be porous,
not a place to remain,
or to hold my bones
beautifully captive.

It will not be a place to visit,
or a place to end,
but rather
a starting place,
fueled by forgiveness,

a pyre
of eternal rising.

About this Poem

Today’s Lenten word is faithful, which turned my thoughts to eternity, and the promises we have for our eternity, and then, in an odd left hand turn, moved me to this poem.

The picture is of George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon.

About these Lenten Poems

My friend Cathy Benson is on to something. Instead of doing without for Lent, she is doing MORE with a prayer project that is thoughtful and caring.

Giving up something for Lent is a church tradition, not a biblical command. It was designed to get our minds and hearts right as we approach the holy week and Easter. It’s a good spiritual discipline.

But I think a spiritual discipline of doing something more is also a powerful way to prepare our hearts for Easter. The Methodists, through their “Rethink Church” initiative have come up with a photographic way to do this (see below). I am going to add a poem with each image for the lent season to help prepare myself. Feel free to glom on to the idea, visit the blog and read, or share your thoughts and prayers.