Widows Mite: Tribute Penny and Thirty Pieces of Silver

blacksmith nailed it
horseshoe cast from the
tribute penny the coin jesus is no more
render unto caesar his famous speech melted

gospel of matthew 26:15
judas of iscariot betrayer
pounded into the hoof this sage woman's
horse is going to palestine and wadi qelt
in bridle melted from thirty pieces of silver

widow's mite mark 12:41-44
it's six o'clock do you know
where your domino is worth only
a small copper coin the poor widow
only donates two coins while the wealthy
Sundance Wives donate so much more

blacksmith nailed it
four horses are sturdy
while piety feigns itself cripple

illusion of
the two-headed horse hobbles
social status can't sink any lower
reflections of the church safe on wobbly legs

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, Celebrity firebrand lesbian novelist