(Wendy Cabell, composed sometime in February but gathered March 3, 2025, Beginning of Great Lent, feast day of Our Lady of Miracles, Our Lady of Angels, the Volokolamsk Icon of the Mother of God, Saint Non of Wales, Saint Katharine Drexel, Saint Teresa Eustochio Verzeri, Blessed Concepcion Cabrera de Armida. Further edited After Pope Francis' passing on Bright Monday April 21, piece was further edited on Bright Thursday April 24 (also Molcha/Molchensk/Ladder Icon of the Mother of God, and passing of Patriarch Joshua). Image from here.)
(for Pope Francis)
Come from the four winds, O breath,
and breathe on these slain,
that they may live -- from Ezekiel 37:9
Seeds fallen among thorns.
Bills and bicker, borders...
Be simple,
Our Mama says,
breathe...
Love -- extraordinary bloom -- needs time, needs space,
bed, chair, glow-table, hands across.
A few words: Sorry. Thank you. Please...
Everything else is secondary.
*A cento-esqe poem inspired by all the sources linked to above (Matthew 13:7 and Our Lady of the Thorns, Our Lady of Mercy/Pellevoisin, André Frossard, Pope Francis, 2 Kings 4:8-11, and again Pope Francis, respectively). Most notably inspired by the following quotes from Pope Francis (Amoris Laetitia/The Joy of Love):
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