The Virgin with Chancellor Rolin, detail, circa 1435, oil on panel, Louvre Museum, room 818
Ho low, he crept down ferreting the earthen hollow.
Skulking usurper, teething seraph’s entrails-
He supped and supped from the red river’s cup,
Till the puckered sac set agape and the germ was laid.
Perpetual stain, rounding the sallow opening,
To the tunnel once pristine,
Where he left, the wastrel chained.
Hammer of God, Copyright © 2018 Aria Ligi, Poetic Justice Books,and Amazon
Aria Ligi 
Masterful writing. This poem deserves praise. No matter how long or short Aria’s poems are, once you read them, you’re left with a whole new appreciation for poetry.