Ruminate Magazine: Faith in Literature and Art

Marsha L. Mentzer

Kyrie eleison sung
in hushed whispers
wrongs and sins and pain
barely find utterance
in ancient word and melody

the timelessness of the universe
echoes the groans

Christe eleison a softer plea
the Lamb of God will surely
hold us should he hear

of companions
thrust from the Garden

and then again
Kyrie eleison
Father look upon the child
for whom your own child died

wandering in dust and water
in loneliness and loss

Marsha L. Mentzer writes: “I am a relatively new poet and in a relatively old body. I have taught English at Carlisle High School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for 30 years and still live to tell about it. Thank goodness for the vitality of  high school freshmen, the inspiration of  colleagues, and the support of  my long-suffering husband and children. I have had poems published in Main Channel Voices and Out of  Line.”