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The Rising...
Easter is a fabulous time of year
Spring is in the air
Sun shines bright
Flowers bloom
It's feeling fresh
But something isn't right
For someone is dying, lying on a cross
He is in hell and no one can help
He is carrying the burden
The weight of our sins
But with death comes life
A sense of beginning
Renewal
Salvation
Starting over
The best part of Easter is...
Knowing he has risen
Born again
A man you can't put down
After your resurrection
You reigned for forty days -
Staying to deliver the promise
For you alone are the Messiah
Our Saviour
One branch of the same tree...
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14:6
Spring is in the air
Sun shines bright
Flowers bloom
It's feeling fresh
But something isn't right
For someone is dying, lying on a cross
He is in hell and no one can help
He is carrying the burden
The weight of our sins
But with death comes life
A sense of beginning
Renewal
Salvation
Starting over
The best part of Easter is...
Knowing he has risen
Born again
A man you can't put down
After your resurrection
You reigned for forty days -
Staying to deliver the promise
For you alone are the Messiah
Our Saviour
One branch of the same tree...
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14:6
Published 29th Mar 2024
Author's Note
(208) This poem developed after a fellow poet got in touch, wanting to work together on an Easter themed piece. I thought it would be impossible but then started to write about what Easter means to me. I am agnostic by design but most of us know the story of Jesus & on a human level, it's a truly tragic event but in another way, we may've been set free, (well, some of us anyway)! I did eventually collaborate on that Easter poem too btw. 😉
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29th Mar 2024 2:48am
The hope expressed here is palpable. I guess that’s fitting, considering the subject matter :)
I love that you shared your private thoughts with us regarding the holiday. Your author’s note was fabulous. It enhanced your poem nicely.
You always surprise me, my friend. I like it.
I love that you shared your private thoughts with us regarding the holiday. Your author’s note was fabulous. It enhanced your poem nicely.
You always surprise me, my friend. I like it.
29th Mar 2024 2:57am
Thank you Mary. We don't have to be religious either to understand the concept of renewal in this scenario. Even if Jesus was just an ordinary man cut down in his prime trying to do good, it is no less tragic in my opinion. Appreciate the comment. :-)
29th Mar 2024 7:47am
This is a lovely piece, Billy. Its almost like a prayer. I love the Bible quote too. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. I hold on to that.
Easter was a great part of my life growing up in a Catholic family. Awesome Poem Billy.
Easter was a great part of my life growing up in a Catholic family. Awesome Poem Billy.
29th Mar 2024 12:36pm
4th Apr 2024 10:11pm
"A sense of beginning
Renewal
Salvation
Starting over"
Especially for us sinners.....
great write B <3
Renewal
Salvation
Starting over"
Especially for us sinners.....
great write B <3
4th Apr 2024 10:12pm
I'm sayin' nothin' lol. Thanks for taking a look at this, mysteriouslady. :-)
4th Apr 2024 10:14pm
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6th Apr 2024 8:10pm
Thank you. You're right. However, I think we are far too gone (distracted) & more cynical of everything nowadays. I am, anyway. 😊
7th Apr 2024 2:27pm
Once again , a very beautiful poem and such a way with words!! True talent from the heart!!
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18th Apr 2024 1:32am
I dont knock anyone for their beliefs or thoughts on religions. Because we just don't know for sure. Many religions have common themes, that will lead someone to a good life as far as spiritual. And theres nothing wrong with that at all.
Well written, Billy.
Well written, Billy.
18th Apr 2024 1:34am
11th May 2024 1:22pm
Easter was fun because of the egg hunts and candy. As I got older I was told the religious meaning and I thought thanks for ruining my search for eggs now I'm stressed out about going to hell if I don't shape up. I was 9. lol. Good poem.
11th May 2024 1:30pm
That is the carrot that dangles in front of us, I guess. The reward. We can't win though, cos even if we're being good simply to gain entry into heaven, God will know we are being fake about it. No point worrying about heaven or hell because it's ultimately God who will decide our fate. 😊
24th Nov 2024 11:51pm
To be born again into a better world is the greatest feeling. To have what you've always wanted and then some. Such a relief
25th Nov 2024 00:21am
True! Shame I don't believe that will happen though. Thank you as always for commenting, Dilemma. 😊
