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Today's sermon starts with dark rainy skies
barren trees and puddles at my feet
and a walk in a mystic fog with geese
honking, communing with the flock
and a lone goose who has been de-flocked
because she is unable to fly
Today's sermon is about a red-tailed hawk
carrying messages to the sky-world
it's about a small white spotted owl
reaching out in a dream the night before
it's about a snicker-doodle dog with
caramel eyes that warm the soul
Today's sermon is about grief and loss
that seems to fit the gospel of the day
it's about a friend who is always there
willing to share your sorrow and joy
it's about a broken hymn that needs
a new chorus to mend the heart
Today's sermon is drinking warm tea
and reading shapes in leaves
and writing poetry without preaching
leaving crumbs of your thoughts
and ends with prayers that tomorrow
the sermon will be filled with light
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Good sermon. You nailed the prompt. It made me think my own poem might have become preachy. I like the way you describe the beauty of nature as an alternative to it all. Suzanne - Wayfaring - Wordpress blog.
ReplyDeleteTruedessa, this is absolutely beautiful! You have really nailed so much. The happiness. Sadnesses. The Reflective. The hopes. Your poem is the way life is! I too am hoping that tomorrow's sermon will be filled with light! So good to see you at "What's Going On?"
ReplyDeleteTruedessa, this is my all-time favourite poem of yours. It is WONDERFUL. I love that Lucy the goose is in it, and the red-tailed hawk......the owl, and the snicker-doodle dog with caramel eyes. "It's about a broken hymn that needs a new chorus to mend the heart" is just so perfect........we do need that. This poem lifts the reader's heart and so performs that lovely service itself. Beautifully said.
ReplyDeleteNature - all those birds are surely telling us something...that new chorus to fill the heart- beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading Shay’s scary sermon, yours is a safe place to land, Truedessa! I love the thought of ‘a walk in a mystic fog with geese’ and ‘writing poetry without preaching leaving crumbs of your thoughts’.
ReplyDeleteYou show that life's sermons can be many, many things.
ReplyDeleteThis sermon is beyond beautiful, Truedessa. I don't think I'll ever forget that caramel eyed snicker-doodle dog and the light that appears at the end.
ReplyDeleteLet the goose, the hawk, and the owl lead us, as they do in this poem. They balance the grief and the loss, I think.
ReplyDeleteI love this. It's my favorite of all that I have read so far.
ReplyDeleteToday's sermon is life and all it brings, and how to find light when night stays too long. Love it.
ReplyDeleteA wonderfully immersive sermon, True, inspiring and wistful at once.
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