barefoot in the snow
two brothers can’t feel their toes
but the brothers smile
and stumble another mile
focused on their task
leo shivers, then he asks:
“Francis do you think
it’s good if our toes turn pink?”
and francis replies
with a glimmer in his eyes
“no brother Leo
for your frozen little toes
are a reminder
there are Many still Poorer!
alas, we cannot
trade ours for the Lepers’ rot
our wealth is a shame
pray: give our health to the Lame!”
leo then inquired
“what more could our God require?
and tell me, Francis,
be there greater joy than this:
if the Lord granted
our prayer of health recanted?”
and francis, he sighed
then after a pause replied:
“if through God’s great grace
we were to heal our whole race
by giving our selves
and our very flesh as a salve
but then being bare
of all possessions and care
we went and asked alms
from another brother’s palms
and he were to curse
to strike us, to spit, and worse
That would be true joy
That would be true, perfect joy
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If by God's grace we should heal our whole race. So profound. Nicely Done!!!
There's a lot of depth in these words, Sam! Great job!
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Whoaaaa, that was so profound! Loved your poem!
This was quite powerful and sombre, Sam! love when you write in such an eloquent, if pointed manner and dont avoid the unpleasant truthes! will come back later to read the connected story but this stands on its own! slight editing notes-capitalising the character names and checking the dialogue parts are all in quote marks wouincredible entry though!ld help becaus I got a little lost towards the end but that may just be me!
The option to edit doesn’t seem to show up, oddly enough. But there’s some background to this poem that I thought would be relevant in an author’s note. This is inspired by a public domain story, from “the little flowers of St Francis”, originally written in Italian. You can read one English translation here: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/ugolino/flowers.iii.viii.html