unperceived
in the painful tedium
of giving birth
the mystery
of her being
echoes the mystery
of God creating
and out of darkness
Light
CHEFS D’OEUVRES
for Carol
they say
we are God’s
work of art
his masterpiece
each
made in his image
if so
each child of ours
is our work of art
our masterpiece
and each
is a Leonardo
JESU
The Gospel
is
that we
are each
unique
uniquely
made
uniquely
loved
uniquely
died for
THE ASTRONOMIC NATURE
The
astronomic
nature
of
God’s
love
for
me
is
revealed
by
my
repentance
unbar
the
doors
and
let
the
dawn
light
blaze
in
!
FROM ALL ETERNITY
from all eternity
You made me
as if to be
your only spouse
in time
may I choose You
to be mine
EVERYTHING IS IN REFLECTION
everything is
in reflection
the planets
pieces of dead star
by night
are big with sunlight
the trees
on the tip of the canyon
still black with night
are white with sunlight
the dark pools
at the bend of the North Platte
echoing the crags above
are bronze
with sunlight
and you
in this huge darkness
in this ten millionth part of time
and this ten billionth part of space
look at me
with what I think is godlight
LIGHT
A billion stars and constellations
tell the absurdity of the incarnation.
Could the hand that poised sun and moon
have grown fingers in a young girl's womb?
So a star was chosen
bold as a bell
to flash the word
‘Emmanuel!’
the mystery of sorrow
THE REGAL DARK MYSTERIOUS CROSS
The regal dark mysterious cross
In song is lifted high,
The wood on which our God was raised
As Man against the sky.
Upon this wood his body bore
The
