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Bio: Verily Valerie

Valerie is a 42-year-old, single, Reformed Christian lady who lives in Baltimore. She doesn't remember a time before she knew and loved Jesus, but she does remember accepting John Calvin into her heart in March of 2000. Valerie is a member of Christ Reformed Evangelical Church in Annapolis.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 AD

Two Communion Poems
I offer these in the spirit of "anything worth doing is worth doing badly." I spent the past couple days at the Trovatos' house (so much for my determined plans to do housework yesterday) and found Billy Collins's Ballistics, a remnant of Kristy's thesis, having fallen behind the bed where I slept. Reading led to writing, and there you have it. I have no idea what I'm about in this poetry business, so I covet your critiquing!


Beelzebub

Jesus is, in a sense,
the Lord of the flies.
There is not one small gnat
over which He does not cry,
Mine!

including the dead one
floating in my communion
wine on Sunday.

He ordained it
and ordained that I would catch it
and ordained that I would catch the elder
at the back row
to exchange the fly in the ointment
for fresh Balm of Gilead.

He ordained the buzzing
wee beasties my own soul
strains against
(and the dromedaries
in my throat),
claims them as His,

and catches me
in the back row
to offer His clean
blood in exchange.


Recognizing the Body of Christ

As the elements are passed
I look around
and always seek
a certain six-year-old
face.

Too undisciplined
to sit somberly
and stone-countenanced,

we swap
sister-sinner smiles.

Her gap-toothed grin,
His face,
His favor.
Posted by Valerie (Kyriosity) at 9:50 AM • Permalink • • 4 comments



4 Comments:

On May 26, 2009 11:11 AM Blogger Margaret in VA wrote...  
I'm no poetry critic so it is not much help for me to say that I liked them both...I especially liked the last one. I remember a certain face, older now, watching her elders with anticipation for just the right time to pull out the paci and pop in the bread - precious!

On May 28, 2009 4:34 PM Blogger coramdeo wrote...  
I love both of your poems. felt a little awkward about the beelzebub title. then googled it and came up with a gnarly looking fly. ha. love it. keep it up.

cheers.

On May 28, 2009 4:38 PM Blogger Valerie (Kyriosity) wrote...  
I felt quite a bit awkward about it, myself, but decided to push the envelope.

On August 30, 2009 4:26 PM Anonymous Larry White wrote...  
Good work, Valerie. Having read your posts on various blogs, I'm not surprised, but delighted, to find your craft well and faithfully displayed in these poems.

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