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A Poem to Sit With
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time
Year B
November 3, 2024
J. Janda
Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!
(Dt 6:4)

Bluegrass

This earth has an
age like me

and when our energy
is spent

we shall leave
behind

what helped us
come to see

Love

clothed with
the universe


J. Janda


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.

Art by Martin Erspamer, OSB
from Religious Clip Art for the Liturgical Year (A, B, and C). This art may be reproduced only by parishes who purchase the collection in book or CD-ROM form. For more information go http://www.ltp.org