(Wendy Cabell, February 11, 2021, feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, Saint Caedmon (above), Saint Theodora the Empress, World Day of the Sick, and eve of Rosh Chodesh/new moon, for Hebrew month of Adar. Image from here.)
Dramatis Personae of Left Hand
(after Charles Simic)
Thumb curls, like a nursing cat.
Re -members Mother's milk, midst
chilly world. Aches for something to
hold, maybe ever.
The second one holds a Rosary, ie
pilgrim's staff. Horizon will provide.
A yearning to travel light.
The middle one is a weary soul.
Was it ever? Tension, ache in throat.
Doesn't know where to belong.
Can a pilgrimage last forever?
The fourth is a big ol' travelogue.
Piled journals, notes. A few pictures.
Bursting to open a window,
Somewhere.
The fifth finds its way to heart.
Listens. Lights a candle. Makes small
offering. Doesn't realize the piggyback,
other four must tag along. Doesn't
realize she's brought them Home.
*From prompt: Freewrite as inspired by Charles Simic's Bestiary For the Fingers of My Right Hand; from Esther Lin's Quarantine Write-in (Hugo House, Seattle, WA), February 11, 2021.
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