michael stalcup

Michael Stalcup is a Thai American missionary living in Bangkok, Thailand. His poetry has appeared in several magazines, including Commonweal Magazine, Ekstasis Magazine, First Things, and Sojourners Magazine. He co-teaches Spirit & Scribe, a workshop helping writers integrate spiritual formation and writing craft. You can find more of his work at michaelstalcup.com.

the unfolding

Each word is contained within its section’s title.

Eucharist

Their Christ recast,

their hearts astir,

heirs trace his art,

etch this richest rite.

~

Gethsemane

Tense.

The stage set.

Sent as man's easement,

he sang an ashen amen.

~

Crucifixion

[INRI]

Ironic

icon: Crux of our

ruin,

crux

of

our

fix

~

Saturday

Daystar

as dust,

rays

rust.

~

Resurrection

Cinereous stone

unset—our sun

is risen!

Sin in ruins,

terror's tenure

torn,

one rescuer

incurs, inters

our curse,

returns to us

our cure, our rest,

our course.

Read Michael’s work and more in Solum Journal Volume II.