Selected poems
The Storm
Despite the raging storm, I clearly see
a figure on the Sea of Galilee,
a Son of Man
with outstretched hands,
and he is calling me.
The Daughter of Jairus
He gently holds the dead girl’s hands.
‘Talitha koum,’ and now she stands.
Deliverance
The demons
that afflicted
Mary Magdalene
were cast out
in an instant
by the Nazarene.
After the Miracle
After the miracle,
Jesus waxed lyrical.
The Invisible Kingdom
My precious child, when all things fall apart,
always remember God looks at the heart.
And this is what I know to be true:
the Kingdom of God is within you.
The Centurions
That pack of dogs repay his love
with ridicule and scorn,
and place upon his precious head
a twisted crown of thorns.
The Place of the Skull
A crowd of people gather on the hill.
The sun is going down and time stands still.
At Golgotha
The butchery of man is unfurled…
but Jesus is the Rose of the World.
Damian Balassone is the author of three volumes of poetry, including the forthcoming collection of short poems and epigrams Love is a Weird Cat.