(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 this babe warmed 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 soup be on its menu, or will it be the moon’s cheese? Will gold stars on the to-do list be its treasure, or moments spent as you 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
