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A Poem To Sit With
Most Holy Trinity
May 22, 2016
J. Janda


“When the Lord established the heavens I was there ...”   
(First Reading)    
   

                                        Let There Be                                            


That squawk
in the pheasant’s
throat

was

aeons ago
when He thought matter
in space

(space
in matter
which?)

and whispered
to each atom His plan
a request

to join in dance

alone—together
with multitudes—apart
and part

forming
singular configurations—
a snowflake

repetition
without repetition
never to

be repeated
yet repeated—
kaleidoscopes

crowning
choruses with
consciousness

in that second—
eternity


J. Janda

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J. Janda's poems have appeared in newspapers, magazines, anthologies, and literary publications, as well as in books of his own poetry.
The present poem comes from the Janda's book,
IN EMBRACE
.
If you wish to order a copy go to http://www.lifeinchrist-newsletter.com/
Art by Martin Erspamer, O.S.B.
from Religious Clip Art for the Liturgical Year (A, B, and C).
Used by permission of Liturgy Training Publications. This art may be reproduced only by parishes who purchase the collection in book or CD-ROM form. For more information go to: http://www.ltp.org/