The Poetry of Spirituality
Tag: paradise
The soul is a castle Made of shining crystal Where there are many rooms And God delights To dwell in this paradise Whose beauty is beyond All comprehension And no matter how sophisticated The mind We hardly apprehend This crystal-castle image Of sacredness Soul and of God. ~ Inspired by St. Teresa of Avila
The limitless host of heaven pass in procession Clothed in shining robes chanting the canticles of the angels ‘We are the ones from paradise,’ they answer the unspoken question ‘And this is the end of penitence, poverty, chasteness and obedience, The battle against temptation, the mortification of the unruly desires And striving at odds With … Continue reading The Limitless Host of Heaven
. The soul is like a castle Made of shining crystal . Where there are Many rooms . And God delights To dwell within this paradise . Whose beauty is beyond All comprehension . And no matter how sophisticated The mind . We hardly apprehend That crystal-castle image . Of a sacred God. . inspired … Continue reading Crystal Castle
. Adam In paradise . Had not A sweeter vision . Of the world Than I had . When simply A child. . Inspired by the writing of Thomas Traherne. Below: one of the "Traherne Windows" in Hereford Cathedral
"The corn was orient and immortal wheat, which never should be reaped, nor was ever sown. I thought it had stood from everlasting to everlasting..." Thomas Traherne's inspired vision of the world is beautifully captured by some stunning stained-glass windows in Hereford cathedral. At the top you can see a figure running, perhaps with a … Continue reading Inspiring Prose: “the immortal cornfields”
. What did it take To lose paradise? . Not merely deprived But depraved . Somehow By the intervention . Of a crooked Snake. . 'The Fall of Man', Lucas Cranach the Elder
The stories Of paradise Reminding me Of evil Of beauty And union And divine Eternal communion. Spring (The Earthly Paradise), Poussin
Can you believe That your prayers . Could turn one So close to death . To the glory Of paradise? . Image by Johannes Plenio from Pixabay
The gift Of paradise . That instinctive Union . With all That is . That childish Immersion . In the world Of pleasured sense . Remember My soul . The goodness Of that life. . Image by aiworldexplore from Pixabay
To live In utopia Would be An impossible dream Yet hearts Still hunger For Paradise.
Flowering Poverello 
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