I was going to beat my son that day and surging into the room, my wife cornered me, eyes laced with tears, on bent knees, pleading for him. She noticed he had slight fever when she touched him before I … Continue reading THE PASSOVER! by Ayo-Oluwa Oloyede
Searching for God I have seen God, His quiet outline, His shadowless breath, I have seen God, In the ritual of birds, In the gentleness of children, I have seen God, In the relentless compassion of people, In … Continue reading Searching for God by Barbara Voudouris
ΓΟΝΙΜΗ ΓΗ Στα μάτια του Θεού η πλήρη αρμονία το μαύρο και το άσπρο το προσωρινό και το Αιώνιο το μέλλον και το παρελθόν η Δύση και η Ανατολή το τέλος και η Αρχή Η πένα κυλά … Continue reading Three Poems by Kapardeli Eftichia
FLASH FICTION Pathway by Eze Ifeanyichukwu Peter NON FICTION ADMIST IT ALL, HE ‘IS’. by LINDA OSUAGWU ONYINYECHI A Message from the Angels by Rebecca Willman Gernon POETRY Three Poems by Kapardeli Eftichia Three Poems … Continue reading PAROUSIA Magazine Redemption Issue #6
MONH Χώροι ιεροί πνευματική ανάταση ,χώρος ησυχαστηρίου και περισυλλογής *** Εδώ σκύβω στην ψυχή μου με βαθιά οδύνη και αγωνία στην επικοινωνία μου με τον Θεό και ανείπωτη ευτυχία *** Αγνά βήματα ακολουθώ αχνάρια αγιασμένα δεν θέλω του κόσμου … Continue reading Three Poems by Kapardeli Eftichia
It is easy for all to pray, kneel down and acknowledge that there is a God somewhere, pointedly above. A God that is the reason for an ‘us’. But then when we rise from our knees, we forget the … Continue reading ADMIST IT ALL, HE ‘IS’. by LINDA OSUAGWU ONYINYECHI
“What am I supposed to do? Where am I supposed to move? Tell me. Give me a sign.” I’d lost track of the number of times this had been my prayer. I waited impatiently, wondering how and when God … Continue reading A Message from the Angels by Rebecca Willman Gernon
living testament i bathed forgiveness in blood streaming from the lamb’s side at crossroad of heaven and hell i learn to pray on repentant knees at the foot of eternal tree with hope seeking ripe fruits that nourish spirit with … Continue reading Three Poems by Elemide Benjamin Odunayo
FINDING WHAT ISN’T LOST I looked for myself see… Searched hard from land to sea… Trying to figure out what I’m meant to be… But I never saw the truth in front of me… I dug and scraped … Continue reading Three Poems by Aobakwe Jasmine Lingiwe Diteko
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood had he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. SLAUGHTER HOUSE Christ’s blood Redeemed. Another shed Flowing upon iron So pointed … Continue reading Three Poems by Taiye Paul Kolawole
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE Sitting majestically on his chair he must have thought With his thoughts they must have fought How do I show off, how do I mirror myself How do I honour my people Showing my glory … Continue reading WE ARE ONE PEOPLE by Tanki Sentsho
THE AUDACITY OF HIS MIGHT He scripted the earth Yes, and moulded the beings, The one that hanged the planet’s like a poet hangs is template of verses of poems. THE AUDACITY OF HIS MIGHT You’re the potter that shaped … Continue reading Two Poems by Oladele Babajamu
GRACED Catch me if you can Tell me, what`s your clan? Time and Chance did happen Lines and Pounce made ambles I am saved I am graced You say ‘I`m hot’ I say ‘I`m not’ Don’t compete Hunt “Complete” … Continue reading Three Poems by Victor Oyelade
Alas and did my savior bleed Was it for me his blood he shed? Does he in heaven now my cause pleads? Did he my standing with the father append? Can i boldly come to the throne of grace? … Continue reading Redemption by Obiora Somtochukwu
THANKFUL I will never run out of reasons to be thankful Even as I’ll be living forever, I still won’t For every breathe I take, am deeply grateful For without your grace, I wouldn’t For I could have lived like … Continue reading Three Poems by Uduak Uwah
The Door whines on its hinges as you open. It whines louder and shuts. When will you apply the grease? Tomorrow? Yesterday, you said today. Today You dont know what to do with yourself. Are you looking for an … Continue reading Pathway by Eze Ifeanyichukwu Peter
