Renewal
by Maryanne Hannan
“. . . and thou renewest the face of the earth.”
Psalm 104:30
the face that
waste-charred,
fault-scarred,
weeps;
the face that
darkened,
debauched,
returns the stare;
the face we
beauty-bargain,
ransom-own,
are
Maryanne Hannan has published poems in Anglican Theological Review, Cresset, Christianity and Literature, The Christian Century, Spiritus, Seminary Ridge Review, and Windhover. A former Latin teacher, she lives in upstate New York.
mhannan@nycap.rr.com
“. . . and thou renewest the face of the earth.”
Psalm 104:30
the face that
waste-charred,
fault-scarred,
weeps;
the face that
darkened,
debauched,
returns the stare;
the face we
beauty-bargain,
ransom-own,
are
Maryanne Hannan has published poems in Anglican Theological Review, Cresset, Christianity and Literature, The Christian Century, Spiritus, Seminary Ridge Review, and Windhover. A former Latin teacher, she lives in upstate New York.
mhannan@nycap.rr.com