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If
you
recall
that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there at the altar, go first
and be reconciled with your brother.
(Gospel)


Indian Summer

Solomon-Moves-Fast
came home
drunk from the dance

and after his
mother
closed the door

to his face

tore up her
cabin
with an ax

doing less harm
than his father
did running off
with another woman

Solomon
repaired the cabin
before
the frost


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