Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt,
and stay there until I tell you.
(Gospel)
How could
Joseph
who was nurtured
on cedar odors
the
ring of hammers
hitting
iron nails
who felt the
grain
of wood and
the
bite of the
saw
against wood
fashion a journey
which
had neither
the
sound nor feel
of
what he had known
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
