all saints day
saints small s
every day is their
followers
of God
who try
both to believe
and to act
patronage
of nothing in particular
no groups
claim our own
but the
relative
ease and simplicity
without notoriety
or beads
or rituals
simply leave it
to faith and action
anyone
believing
anyone who tries
a life of faith
with flaws
the Holy Spirit
will provide
kintsugi
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Animal Attraction
(4 October)
He loved animals
And, to hear the stories,
They had love for him
Ask the wolf about
Negotiation with the saint,
Garnering a good life in
Gubbio
Ask the birds who listened
To his sermon when no human
Would attend
Ask the rabbits that scurried near
His feet to have his company
(I’m guessing about the rabbits)
His is a portrait of simplicity
And of pain
To have the wounds of Christ
So specifically
Having unwithheld agony as well
I think he loved the world
His sisters
And his brothers
He sang to creation
Now Earth’s family sings with him
For this, the feast day
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