Some more Scriptural Trimerics
Last month I shared my first dabbling with the trimeric poetic form – as a way of exploring Scripture. Here are two more examples “A Dark Glass” (based on 1 Corinthians 13:12) and “Don’t Compare” (based on Galatians 6:4) – though “A Dark Glass” is not quite true to form as I could not resist reusing the first line of the first stanza and ended up adding an extra line on the last one.
A Dark Glass
Now we see through a tarnished mirror
Then we will see your beloved face.
Now we see in tantalising part
Then we will know you as you know us.
Now we see through tarnished mirror.
Dark glass spotted and rimmed
reflects divine face undimmed.
Then we will see your beloved face
no longer blurred by earthly tears
or distorted by our doubts and fears.
Now we see in tantalising part
dotted lines, misty ladders to the sky
caterpillars cocooning in faith to fly.
Then we will know you as you know us
deep, tender, pure, complete, delight
no longer straining for full sight
transformed by your eternal light.
Based on 1 Cor 13:12
Jeanette O’Hagan © 26 February 2014
Don’t Compare
Be sure to do what you should
for then you will feel satisfied
having done your work well
not having to compare yourself.
For then you will feel satisfied
knowing you have done your best
not trying to get away with any less.
Having done your work well
loving God who is love and light
and loving others in all delight.
Not having to compare yourself
with others young or old, big or small
knowing He loves you what’ver your score.
From Galatians 6:4
Jeanette O’Hagan c 7 February 2014
