Sacred Art and Poetry – Guest Post
It is good to be moved by art! Indeed, art stirs our emotions. Especially good art leads us to reflection. Eventually, it can lead us to action and changes our hearts. Alongside visual art, creative writing can reveal what’s hidden and give us rich new perspective. Specifically, poet Anthony D’Ambrosio shows us how to see Eve in a new way (and perhaps know our own stories with freshness) in this raw poem.
We invite you into these intentional, prayerful words. At first, hear your own story, your own struggle, whatever it may be. Then notice themes of temptation, shame, and vulnerability. Finally, let your heart come to know Eve in a new way through Anthony’s poem. Afterward sit with Kate’s original drawing of Eve – with fresh eyes.
Eve
by Anthony D’Ambrosio
The bones of her hands now graze what is left
at her collar, across her abdomen
fingering in disbelief, lightly, afraid
of what her touch will find there;
a question turns her lips,
bottom withdrawn into a pursed
tremor, top lip capped over it,
sluice gate against a coming wail.
I see her the moment before she falls to weep
on the bathroom floor, before she clutches her figure,
To pull back into herself what has passed:
She was lied to.
Her mouth is now silent, shut
In the very first lost voice,
and there is no breath
In the cavity in her belly,
where her other hand cannot find
or even remember what had once been there,
the garden that had grown inside,
the golden fruit that she knew before
would one day be born from her.
Her gaze already begins the fall,
pulls down the wrinkles of her lips,
towards her neck
towards her bare breast
towards her belly, concaving into a sigh,
to her pelvis, closed in the wince of her thighs
towards the bashful knees of a child
towards the feet of a dancer
to the husk that lies beside her.
What hope can there be now,
that all is lost?
Eve by Kate Capato
Anthony D’Ambrosio is a story teller and marketing specialist. Anthony spent many years studying how communities and movements come together around shared purpose. Specifically, through his company Sherwood Fellows, he has participated in relaunching the brands of over a hundred organizations.
Additionally, his team built Catholic Creatives, the definitive community for Catholic entrepreneurs, artists, designers, and filmmakers, all of whom have come together in support of a new Renaissance of Catholic creativity. As a result, currently over six thousand people participate in this community.
His interests span from philosophy to the mythology and rituals of tribal peoples. He ran an underground fight club in his seminary. Among his favorite things are simmering a pot of homemade Italian red sauce, keeping houseplants alive, and writing poetry.
Did you enjoy…
this chance to see Eve in a new way through poetry and art? If so, you will love this prayerful reflection. In it, Kate cracks open Eve’s story – and our story – even more. In particular, you’ll find an intimate, transformational encounter with the New Eve that led Kate to create her original painting, The Woman.
Kate Capato
Kate is a Sacred Art Painter, Inspirational Speaker, and Faith-filled Movement artist on a mission to spread God's love through beauty! Her inspiration comes from prayerful encounters with the Lord, and the rich traditions of our Catholic faith. When she's not creating something faith inspired, Kate is often traveling all over the world with her hubby soaking in the wonders of God's creation, or spending time with family and friends to live every moment to the fullest. To see her work, visit her portfolio below and share in this mission of spreading truth and goodness.
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