Monday, May 18, 2015

Feathers


Wisps of evidence
that creatures of the air
have graced us
with their presence;

    gossamer-winged beings
    of rainbow beauty
    leaving hints of joy
    to call us toward
    the rarefied air of love;

        Pentecost doves,
        afire with hope,
        but also so many others
        who lift us up with their
        extraordinary ordinariness,

            breathing life into us
            just by having flown past
            in our darkest night,
            floating grace to our feet.


            © 2015 Todd Jenkins

2 comments:

  1. This is amazing -- so close to my thoughts this week. I think this must nest in my sermon somewhere.

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    1. Ha! I wrote it after I read your post yesterday.

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