Daylilies
lift their heads
like golden
trumpets
resounding
in exuberant joy
Finches,
wrens, sparrows
whistling,
trilling, warbling
toss their
ecstasy into the universe
Rabbit
peeking from under
the glorious
dogwood bush
offers shy
worship
Squirrels
digging in wood-chipped earth
startled by
some mysterious impulse
stand, alert
and ready
Elm trees
laden with seeds
bow, bend,
wave
In wondrous
rhythm
Stately firs
in elegant
symmetry
announce a
paean of praise
Sister
Philip rolls her lumbering cart
across the
grounds
tools clang,
clack, thrum
Modesta’s
vacuum hums,
Jane’s mop
swishes in time
with Dolores
at the organ
In the
tranquil cemetery
holy
witnesses in silent concert bespeak
enduring
faithfulness and ardent love
LAUDATO SI!
Kathryn
Casper, OSB
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