Angel

Angel of peace behind lathe plaster masque ?

4th C

Roman Emperor Constantine 

built The Church of the Nativity.  

Jesus's manger is here, 

not a stable, it's a cave.

A priceless lot 

A piece of land

A place of soul 

Samaritan rebels 

burn it to the ground

6th C

Emperor Justinian rebuilds. 

Survives earthquakes, bombing, 

bullets, and defacement.

A group comes in

A gang shoots out

A guy is in charge

Take my land 

steal my heart

7th C

Four-foot Door of Humility replaces 

high arching entry

 to keep out horsemen

A priest chants

A imam bows

A sage prays

Today C

No Visitors, walls too fragile.

Rumor is- there are frescoes

Restorers compare 

mosaics to art of Islam

I see

I will share

I dream with the angel

Caroline Gerardo copyright 2016


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Snow Angels

Yosemite meadow whispers, 

wind brushes snow. 

"Where no man has gone before!"

 My brother says, dropping his body 

prone on his back 

then laughs hysterically, 

swim his arms and swish legs.

Leave a perfect angel.

Back out cover tracks, 

 branch of cedar perfume.

Driving home pass the valley

 where  El Portal rests

under the cover of fog.

Is Cary Stayner still alive?

Do ghosts haunt the town?

His brother returns from abduction, 

scarring the family.

Those Devils never learned how to make snow angels?

Caroline Gerardo 3/5/2016 Copyright