(Wendy Cabell, 12th day of Advent, 5th day of Hanukkah--light's tipping point, feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Edburga of Thanet, Saint Agatha of Wimborne and Blessed Ida of Nivelles. Image from here.)
When Pregnant with Possibility
(for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 2023)
Are you not in the folds of my mantle?
In the crossing of my arms?
– Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego
This babe christened Possibility warmed on through by the sun straight through the skin to the marrow the place where love is spun. This babe is round as the moon’s wink as soft as your Mama’s touch, it not taking much now to notice: Today, it holds so much. Will rain wash clean the week’s smudges, or will it be a light breeze? Will gold stars crown the to-do list, or moments be spent as do please? It’s all in the folds of Her mantle, arms any babe can trust, hands that point straight to Starlight– the word impossible hushed
