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A Poem to Sit With
Christmas
December 25, 2018
J. Janda
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Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice … ,
Let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
(Responsorial Psalm, Mass During the Night)


Burning Bush

A blaze of scarlet
leaves

cornstalks hollow and
dry

the smell of upturned
earth—

on a blade of
grass

one water drop
flashed

colors suddenly

as sunlight breaks
through

a clouded sky—the
feeling

that in a flash God
saw

all and clothed
himself in it


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.
Copyright © 2000, J. Janda
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
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