Medlar

Behold!
the first-and-last-fruit
of the resurrection:
He that liveth, and was dead.

Blet out our transgressions, Lord
(this pome-de-terre bound to decay)
for even rotten to the core
the dead in Christ will ripe.

Upon Whom Thou Shalt See the Spirit Descending, and Remaining on Him, the Same Is He Which Baptizeth with Holy Ghost

The Spirit hovered o'er the deep
like Noah's dove
never descending
until dry ground appeared--
gathered dust, Word become flesh.

Bonsai

Leafy-branch cuttings
littering Jerusalem--
made to grow anew.