Easter Service on Stone Mountain

When the sun began to rise so, too, did the deacon
scaling that sacred rock to the Nimbus Arena
where the Holy Trinity resides in petrified consternation.

He plopped himself down at the left hand of Lee,
gave a grim nod to Stonewall on his stony steed,
and from the lap of Jefferson Davis
proclaimed the good news:

Heritage is the Way                    of preserving power;
the Truth                                        tamed by tradition;
and the Life                                    lived in the past.

Heritage is the burning cross illuminating
the Master's house in the cotton-filled clouds.

So blessed be heritage’s most zealous defenders
for they shall inherit the blistered remains of the earth.

Blessed, too, be any deed done in the name of heritage,
no matter how heinous, for heritage sanctions everything
except change.

Luvgood Carp, Editor-in-Chief

Unknown's avatar

Published by luvgoodcarp

10 Comments

  1. Ana Daksina's avatar Ana Daksina says:
    March 29, 2023 at 8:35 pm

    Strong stuff. Courageous. Truth.

    Like

    Reply
    1. luvgoodcarp's avatar luvgoodcarp says:
      March 30, 2023 at 5:57 am

      Thanks, Ana. I appreciate your kinds words.

      Like

      Reply
  2. JMN's avatar JMN says:
    March 30, 2023 at 10:02 am

    Powerful righteous indictment. Thank you for this lance-light.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. luvgoodcarp's avatar luvgoodcarp says:
      March 30, 2023 at 6:22 pm

      Thanks very much, JMN.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  3. Geoff Stamper's avatar Geoff Stamper says:
    March 30, 2023 at 3:09 pm

    Blessed are you. Keep at it.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. luvgoodcarp's avatar luvgoodcarp says:
      March 30, 2023 at 6:23 pm

      Thanks very much, Geoff.

      Like

      Reply
  4. Stacey C. Johnson's avatar Stacey C. Johnson says:
    March 30, 2023 at 6:44 pm

    Damn, this is good. Thank you.

    Like

    Reply
    1. luvgoodcarp's avatar luvgoodcarp says:
      March 30, 2023 at 6:59 pm

      Thanks, Stacey.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  5. Bartholomew Barker's avatar Bartholomew Barker says:
    March 30, 2023 at 7:19 pm

    Great work! Love the way you arranged the split/side-by-side stanzas so they could be read multiple ways.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. luvgoodcarp's avatar luvgoodcarp says:
      March 30, 2023 at 9:36 pm

      Thanks, Bart. I appreciate it.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

Leave a Comment