Of Saint Germaine, Sheperdess (WC)

 

(Wendy Cabell, April 20, 2022, Bright Wednesday/Easter Wednesday (Holy Wednesday in Eastern Orthodox), feast day of La Dolorosa del Colegio and Saint Helen of Laurino (reminiscent of Saint Germaine Cousin), Saint Agnes of Montepulciano and Saint Sara of Antioch. On Jewish calendar continues Passover, and commemorates the passing (1772) of Rabbi Aharon ("the Great") of Karlin. Image from here.)

Saint Germaine, Shepherdess

(an ovine memoir)

We follow her to Mass too, you know. Bilocated spirit. We

like the incense, prayers. But mostly don’t want to be 

separated from her–-                                                                                                                                          

                                   hands  soft,

                                                       heart 

 

                                                                   so  

                                                                         much 

 

                                                                             Space,

 

                                                            her quill of rose

                                         

                                                     thorn worn smooth

                                          that pens this letter…

*From prompt: Freewrite as inspired by Brad Aaron Modlin’s "On the Last Day of the Semester, the Library Is So Crowded with Raucous Historical and Literary Figures It’s Hard to Tell People Apart."; From Mindful Poetry Moments (NPR's On Being, and The Well), April 20, 2022.