(Wendy Cabell, January 18, 2025, eve of Theophany/Epiphany (old calendar Orthodox; related image above), Our Lady of Dijon, Our Lady of Zapopan (ten years after Our Lady of Guadalupe), Saint Margaret of Hungary, the young Martyrs of Salerno, Blessed Maria Teresa Fasce and Saint Dicuil. Image from here.)
Voice of Home, I listen
close my eyes.
Joseph bear ambles in the kitchen, growls.
I remind him he’s human too.
Oatmeal simmers, gurgles.
Paws swish — swept table. Time for tea.
Jars of fennel, honey, raspberry leaf
slid from cupboards so deftly arranged.
Heart thumps, growls contentment.
These miracles -–
uuuumm, in progress.
**Inspired by Joseph's poem, "Voice of Earth Mother" (from prompt: Audre Lorde’s “Poetry is Not a Luxury”, Daisy Barrett Nash’s Legacy Lines series, January 15, 2025).
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