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Ascension ~ a sonnet of love's power
The power that lifted love incarnate high
Is ever here in human life and days;
It brought the Christ to us in baby’s cry
And bears the pain on every cross we raise.
Redemption runs through time like annual rings,
The marks we see when mighty trees are felled,
It’s woven through all passing time – and sings
Of glory’s strong and gentle hands – we’re held
From birth through death to love beyond the skies
By him who conquers all that we most fear.
Here’s power that claims and heals that we may rise
With him who shares each agony and tear:
The gravity of earth and death reversed
In heady truth and hope and joy immersed!
© Neil Thompson 2026