The Heart-in-Waiting
"Madonna and Child" by Wee Three, 2009The Heart-in-Waiting
Jesus walked through whispering wood:
‘I am pale blossom, I am blood berry,
I am rough bark, I am sharp thorn.
This is the place where you will be born.’
Jesus went down to the skirl of the sea:
‘I am long reach, I am fierce comber,
I am keen saltspray, I am spring tide.’
He pushed the cup of the sea aside
And heard the sky which breathed-and-blew:
‘I am the firmament, I am shape-changer,
I cradle and carry and kiss and roar,
I am infinite roof and floor.’
All day he walked, he walked all night,
Then Jesus came to the heart at dawn.
‘Here and now,’ said the heart-in-waiting,
‘This is the place where you must be born.’
-KEVIN CROSSLEY-HOLLAND
from Selected Poems
Enitharmon Press 2001
2 comments:
Merry Christmas, CGF!
Ann xxx
Thank you for another lovely December of carols and songs, Candygirlflies! Hope that your Christmas Day was merry, your New Year is Blessed and your elbow is healing nicely. Love to all!
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