Impatient soldiers seek out volunteers
        to take up the cross out of pity,
    until a predictable target appears -
        a stranger from some other city.

Simon steps over and lifts up the wood,
        impelled by a clear resolution
    to do this longsuffering person some good
        by aiding his swift execution.

    Mary, unbalanced by all of this madness ( Read more... )

    Stones and old rubble lie scattered around ( Read more... )

    Heavy with sadness, and over his shoulder ( Read more... )

    Standing alone at the front of the court ( Read more... )