to Corinth, to the Corinthians
St. Paul must have written all night
paens to love itself
to God who is love
to Christ who is love's emissary
to Corinth, to the Corinthians
so that reading it
in even a small Testament
epochs later
you wonder
did the Corinthians hear him
no brass bell sounding
but the bell of gold
of sheer crystal
a poetry incomparable
even in Translation
even if I give my body to be burned
but have not Love...
mary angela douglas 16 april 2017
St. Paul must have written all night
paens to love itself
to God who is love
to Christ who is love's emissary
to Corinth, to the Corinthians
so that reading it
in even a small Testament
epochs later
you wonder
did the Corinthians hear him
no brass bell sounding
but the bell of gold
of sheer crystal
a poetry incomparable
even in Translation
even if I give my body to be burned
but have not Love...
mary angela douglas 16 april 2017
