The Poems from Mataniko
BLIND MAN FROM DAMASCUS
Szaweł fell off his expensive steed
Onto the ground
Stood up from the ground as a blind man
Heard the Jesus` complaint
“Szaweł why do you chase me
Why do you persecute me?”
”I didn`t know You” – Szaweł cried
Jesus explained him all
Showed the way to the Christians
Ananiasz was forestalled
That he mast pray for Paul
That he makes him healthy again
Jesus puts the enemies
On our way like Szaweł`s
No for be bad for us
But for to surprise us
The God of surprises
Jesus became for all us
Enemies as gift to us
Every day is sending
AEROPAG
Paul in Aeropag
Preached a sermon to Greeks
Didn`t tell off them for the idolatry
Praised Greeks for their merits
He took to the Statue
One God especially
He had the name “Unknown”
Of Him preached like prophet
Approached to the Resurrection
Greeks were of that amused
“We shall listen a bit you again
But by the other way”
Paul didn`t return to them
The successors preached in Athens
Still it the pious nation
Jesus Christ is adored…
ZEUS AND HERMES
Paul and Barnaba
Cured one who limped
For that reason
Were acknowledged as Greek gods
They ripped your robes
And didn`t take the flowers
Threw offerings out
Left this place
Whereas contemporaries preachers
Like flowers and money
Sit on the first seats
Thanks to widows
VEGETARIAN
Paul was very assertive
Was able to articulated a truth
When they argued about a diet
He renounced a meet forever
Also shaved for to be bald
This was a public humiliation
Probably he was not bearded
Also changed your name
Paul means tiny
A finger least useful
But when it was necessary
He asserted a respect in the court
For he was judged by the emperor
Entreated the officials`
On that way he gave a flick
Into nose to Jews – your countrymen
DISPUTE WITH SIMON
He didn`t spare Simon`s Peter
Though respected him
Made him aware of hypocrisy
About the kosher meals
He didn`t be for the circumcision
Although he circumcised Lukas`s
Wrote a lot of letters
It saved little more than ten
18 MONTHS IN CORINTH
In Corinth Paul worked
In the Jewish outlaws workshop
Who escaped from Roma`
Pryscyla I Akwila
They produced tents
Made quite many money
So as to exist ourselves
And to divide with the poor
3 YEARS AMONG ARABS
The Arabs` Apostle
We shall name Paul`s
Because among this nation
The most time he spent
When opened your eyes
Didn`t return to Jerusalem
Three years had strayed in Arabia
As he reminisces about yourself
We don`t have any testaments
He also don`t tell us
What he did in Ismael`s country
For the 3 long years
Probably he christened cured converted
Like the other Apostles
It is a pity that any trace
Didn`t save about this work
Only is a short mention
That at once from Arabia to Simon
Was directed your steps
All told him
THE LAST PAUL`S SAILING
Paul know that the ship
Will stray onto the sea
That captain too much
Loaded of the cereal
His foretells are happened
During the travel
When the ship ready sank
Captain got off him handcuffs
When in Malta everybody drenched
At the fire warmed
Any poisonous snake
Bit him painfully
Surprised the all
That he so long lives
Was stoned was drowned
Was bite of adder…
AMBROSE AS A BISHOP
Ambrose was a city prefect
This city had a great prominence
Instead to live in Roma
Cesar liked Milan
Behind a ruler
Also attendant courtiers and ministers
Among them were a several Arians
Most also the Catholics
Ambrose must agree them
The legend is staying to this day
That when bishop was chosen
Ambrose called in there
Wanted to see to order
Was afraid unrests
“We will choose Abroży`s”
Shouted one any child
YOU GET UP – YOU READ
Augustyn went to sleep firmly
But the play of young children
Stopped off his siesta at noon
Took a book involuntarily
By any chance the New Testament
Lay near the bed
“Will not go to heaven drinkers
And they who are adultery”
This fragment of Paul`s Letters
Like was written to him
Woke up suddenly from a deeper malaise
Very he wanted to the sky
“Restless is my heart
Until to death” – thought
“Late I Love You”
Saint Augustyn confessed
JOAN OF ARC
Joan clairvoyant
The wirgin from Orleans
Conceived the idea how to win
The Hundred Years` War with England
Put to soldiers
The three very simple tasks:
“Stop to swear, adultery
And to confess their sins”
Paid for triumph
Price your life
The bond pact the Inquisition
Stuck to Joan under nose
Would rather to die on a stack
Than to disgrace yourself
Asked only the three things:
“The Mass, the Holy Communion…the Confession”
SAVONAROLA
In Florence the crowds
Were listening preacher
Which taught the town's people
That they will convert
Criticized the love
To the excessive riches
The precious things
The Monk publicly burnt
The local town councils
Were afraid about riots
Gave the preacher up
Into the Inquisition`s hands …
The criticisms unreasonable
The witnesses corrupt
Like the Saint Joan
Was burned on the gaped eyes
HENRY THE EIGHTH
The King among the all rulers
The least synonymous
First the pious Catholic
Later on the cruel schismatic
The husband the six wives` Divorcee
Having obsession of male
Created a split in the Church
So as to legalize divorce
The Church miraculously remained
Of quite traditional form
There are still the Sacraments
And the married clergy
The liberalism blended with
The English conservatism
The spiritual “mishmash”
That is the inheritance from Henry
PREDESTINATION
Calvin was afraid your father
Concealed your views
Escaped from Parish from Sorbona
To amicable him Switzerland
Delivered about a destiny
Your interesting outlook
That a success in life
Confirms God`s favor in business
In that atmosphere reform`s
Arrived at transformation in Switzerland
The brothers Protestants intercepted
From Jews being pawnbrokers
Emerged a lot of banks
The very many Calvinism Tabernacles
In a lot of towns, cities
The Calvinism succeeded rule
FRANCIS XAVIER
Ksawery was a hiker
Clearly liked the adventures
India and Indonesia
Everywhere he trod your foot
The most was effective in Japan
Patiently lasted near the well
Until was perceived by samurai
And took to the Szogun
Szogun explained to Saint
That Japan will convert
When China first will take the Christian faith
Because the same already was in a history
Today also Asia full of fear
Looks to the “State of Middle”
The degenerated Maoism
Is flashing into the Japan`s eyes
SPAT
Francis felt like spat
When got a letter from home
Had to discontinue study in Parish
His father wanted yourself it
Ignacy persuaded Francesco
So he to stay of his expense
Francis had him as the enemy
But accepted offer of help
Surely Ksawery went wrong
Summed Ignacy up
From that time were to death
In the great friendship
The most difficult tasks
Ignacy then commissioned him
The detailed reports
Ksawery sent often
PAMPELONA
The French of Pampelona
Gave Spaniards a beating
An enormous bullet from the cannon
Broke Loyola`s leg
Seven times the barbers
Set his leg
Seven times broke
Because it awry grew
The nuns read to sick
The religious books in relays
He liked the Francis`s story
Missed to the Holy Land
Promised he the Pilgrimage
To Israel will go
And will change your life
If his leg will heal
Healed up unexpectedly
Ignacy set off on a journey
Will wait to him on the way
A lot of interesting adventures
MANREZA
Ignacy fasted in Manreza
Excessively - how then admitted
Had very many visions – ghosts
Saw at the night the snakes
In the end the God showed mercy
Ignacy saw the Holy Trinity
As are talking about this matter
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
For memento in cavern
Scraped three the little crosses
On the stones of the vault
Was dead tired
God the Father gave to Jesus
Loyola as His companion
Hence the name monastery
“T – J” – Jesuits
LOYOLA`S DONKEY
On the way to Monserrat
Was converted Ignacy met Muslim`s
Discussed with him the pious matters
But when the brother Muslim
Began openly say blasphemies
Ignacy was prepared to kill his
Decision left on later
Asked the donkey of advice
We also often like that are doing
Which a way must change
Thought seriously about a revenge
His donkey went astray
Other than Muslim
And this way a silly bastard
Saved him life
THE LOYOLA`S SWORD
Loyola climbed a hill
To fathers Benedictines
Asked for permission
So as to stop on the night
I think he sacrificed
The all gave out on the way
The beautiful robes, money
And the silly donkey
Had only the sword
Loved him like wife
How to see perhaps hardly
Him part company with it
At the morning it was clarified
Ignacy hung your sword
On the neck of the famous statue
To this day can to observe it there
BARCELONA
After return from Israel
Loyola in the port converted
With very good effects
The local courtesans
Was powerful of it
That the fences beat him up
Hospitable Catalonia
Loyola must leave out
Wanted to became a preacher
Then took up the study in Alkala
Didn`t know letters at first
The children laughed at him
Had headstrong of intention
So as to converse the all world
The “Spiritual exercise” wrote
The Inquisition judged him
Although won the matter with triumph
But deserted from Spain
Didn`t take up this risk
So to convict him again
PARISH
In Parish Loyola found
Faber`s, Ksawery`s
After a few years of study
Was the seven friends
Climbed a Montmartre
Made a promise
That they don`t calm down
That will go to Jerusalem
The Pope stood for that
But didn`t find a transport
The all around Sea Inland
Was in hands Turkey
The Pope relieved the oath
From the Mountain in Parish
“YOU GO TO END OF WORLD”
This is your Jerusalem
Apologetically accepted the idea
Ksawery was very effective
Indonesia Japan
And the Chinese Coast
TERESA ON THE BRIDGE
Teresa Great from Avila
Was on and on the road
As to the most convents
Wanted to establish in your life
When wheel of carriage came off
Tumbled to the water from the bridge
Missed to an appointment
With your benefactor
Reproached sharply
To the Lord Jesus
Why in this moment
Any not to help her
She had to hear from the heaven
The laconic answer:
That the Jesus` friends
Like this must endure
TERESA`S HABIT
Teresa beauty and wise
The candidates for her husband
Stood in the lines
She Jesus` chose
And how she reminisces
Regretted only one thing
That she not any to dance
In the convent it can`t very well
When she got off the carriage
And the winter uncovered the habit
To the amused coachman:
“What did you think? That I am freak?”
She said sharply. Supposedly
She didn`t sorted in the words
Many of those athletes
Your beauty led to the God
SWEDISH HILL
After Swedes to us remained
Are called “the graves – the mounds”
The mass graves in the villages
Or the towns The remnant
This “The Swedish Deluge” as an atom
Blew all over the country
Did damage all what beautiful
The graves remained to us
The large cities into the small towns
Were transformed
The small towns became the villages
Into those days
Many districts of Poland
Revived with toil
But the most never
Didn`t rise after this Deluge
SWEDISH TABLE
In the Peter`s Great days
Swedes attacked Russia
Reached to city Połtawy
There ended up their march
Very many prisoners
Muscovite took to captive
But must them to feed
Didn`t let them to sit
From that time is custom
That you have very many guests
And they are unwanted guests
Let they eat were standing
GUSTAV
Guardian`s the church and the faith
The Lutherans named
Swedish King Gustav`s
For his powerful invasion
In the Thirty Years` War
30% remained
Died whereas 70%
In the European countries
I saw results of that
In Kudowa in the Skulls` Chapel
One of the priests built
The graveyard chapel from the bones
The skulls more than the bricks
Were thereabouts
Didn`t do to bury them in time
Used as a timber…
Gustav must not kill
He only began the war
The epidemic ended
The greatest “Flood All Times”
SWEDISH FLOOD
Name is right surely
The Blood pouring and treason
Many Polish Lutherans
Cheered to Swedes
The churches were plundered
The icons were chopped
The Chalices were robbed
The Holy Communion was profaned
The many of killed priests
The invaders behaved shamefully towards the nuns
Such this the Lutherans
Gave to us the cold shower
The one effect was good
The eyes opened
Came back the Protestants
To the Catholic Church
KING MARTIN
Dad had a habit to kiss
Teresa every evening
But one day
Blocked head pillow
As a greatest sin of childhood
Recognized later on this detail
Dad called her your princess
Teresa called him the king
After death Zoe your wife
The king left by daughters
Oversaw the beehives in the garden
On the wheelchair
The body was present
But the soul far flew away
Some mental sickness
Took away the brain of king
BARTHELEMY
To the Matron of Carmel
Seminary student the strange letter wrote
That so would like to be a priest
But had the strong temptations
For that asks for the contact
With the most pious nun
She could cheer him on
She didn`t let to him leave
The twenty four letters
Teresa wrote
Seminary student took they on the missions
And read very often
Teresa already was dying
Barthelemy for many years
On the post continued courageously
On the far mission in Africa
ZOE FROM LISIEUX
The beautiful according the legend
And borne witness Teresa`s
Was her mum Zoe
Who left convent
Met Master Martin
Who also was in the seminary`
For slim marks in learning
He also must leave the monastery
Zoe liked to embroider
Had got even your workshop
The husband heavily worked, too
They were in love deep and crazy
The one detail was differed them
From the all couples on this world
Determined to give the God`
The children which them sent
HEART
Little Teresa felt regret
That cannot like other
To be the Jesus` Apostle
Neither the martyr
Found in the Paul`s Epistles
The inspiration to your mission:
Since the Jesus` Body
Is the Catholic Church
And every Catholic in this
Is the some special cell
The hand the leg the eyes
The stomach…or the kidney
She longed to be the heart
And to love the Head`s – Jesus`
To love every one of people
Especially in the convent – fellow sisters
LIFT
Teresa has a patent to the heaven
Her own idea from the diary
Consist in that to give yourself up
Into the God`s hands like a child
These hands as the bird nest
In these you feels as the chick
Is true he cannot fly
But can fly parents
So will take to the sky
If it will need
They will fly on the eagle`s wings
It is the Teresa`s lift…
FROTH
To love the fellow sisters in the convent
The every one nun knows
It the most difficult on the world
Perhaps to be mission sometimes
The quarrels are in the any marriage
The children are quarreling in the school
On the every organization
The troubles are with the obedience
Teresa was the private
Cross in the Carmel`s togetherness
A many time Teresa
Was pained by the older sister
When they were on a duty in the laundry
The old sister sprayed the froth
The lather jarred your eyes
Teresa hid the tears
VOLCANO
Damian christened in the parish
The child Aborigines`
Shamans took him in the mountains
On the brink burning crater
They said the volcano got angry
For the missionaries faith
So will destroy the island and the crops
That needs to plead the volcano
Damian heard about this
Though the mountain dangerous
And the crater extremely hot
Found and gave back the child
Parents were amazed
The all village admired
The bravery of white man
Who didn`t fear shamans`
DAMIAN
Damian as a volunteer
Visited the lepers`
He had to be there a little
Remained for a long time
Arrived being of Jesus` age
Also he died quite young
Left the beautiful legend
He was strict man
He pitied the lepers
Didn`t fear to touch them
“How much the God assigned
This much I will live there”
The biggest concern Damian`s
The worry number one
Was the absence the spirit talk`
The absence the sacrament`s confession
The Bishop was not release from the ship
When will want to visit Damian`s
Then he confessed in French
On the passengers` eyes…