This Bright Sadness
An Ash Wednesday Poem for the Lenten Season
Blessings to you, dear saints.
I come bearing gifts for this Holy Ash Wednesday and Lenten Season as we prepare our hearts for Easter.
First, I have an essay on memento mori and Lent from the archives you:
Covid, Poetry, and Memento Mori
This “still life” we are living—this memento mori—is not a new philosophy but a tale as old as time. Memento mori is a Latin phrase, which means “Remember, you must die.”
And I must say, this is one of my favorite essays I have written and shared exclusively on my Substack. It took me a week to write it. I pray it blesses you.
I also have something brand new for you: a poem written on Ash Wednesday as I reflected on this sacred day with my daughter.
THIS BRIGHT SADNESS
by Kimberly Phinney
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