. . . Saint
Francis
put his hand on
the creased forehead
of the sow, and
told her in words and in touch
blessings of earth
on the sow, and the sow
began remembering
. . .
the long perfect
loveliness of sow.
— Galway Kinnell
(from “Saint Francis and the Sow”)
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This day
O Lord
As we try so hard
To blur the image
of the sacred in us
By what we say and
do
As we rush
And and work our
way
Into
Empty places
This day
Remind us O Lord
By your gentle
touch
of the long perfect
Loveliness
you created us
to be
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