#light heartedness

[ultrafabius]

“Beyond the valley of the dolls”

[philipchircop]

THE SMILE OF REIMS

Here’s a short poem honouring the smiling angel of Reims.

smiling angel messenger of God, the stone cutters knew how to paint God’s smile  on your radiant face

chipping away all access stone revealing a pregnant smile, filled with promise

an angelic smile proclaiming to passers by -  who silently dare to meld their gaze with yours -  the passionate love and the intimate nearness of a God who labours, sculpting hearts of flesh out of stone patiently making all things new

smiling angel messenger of God, caught in the crossfire, bruised and broken by war, you stand tall

becoming in our midst a sign of joyful, wild, persistent hope : reconciliation between people.

philip chircop after a poem by Jean-Marie GUERLIN found in the Reims Cathedral parish bulletin.

Image: The Smiling Angel (L’Ange au Sourire), also known as the Smile of Reims (Le Sourire de Reims), is a stone sculpture of the cathedral of Reims which was carved between 1236 and 1245. This figure is in the north portal of the west facade of the cathedral.

[horchatittys]

After everything, sex was what I missed the least.