Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Twelve Moons When the wolf moon grows fatand the North wind roars on the shore,an angel shall feed your fireand bolt your door. When the clean spring moon rises, an angel, unheard and unseen, shall clean your seven springs and keep them clean. When the sap moon draws sap upwards from bulb and root, an angel gardener shall guardeach new green shoot When the grass moon makes grasses nod to each other in bloom, an angel in white shall greet youat Christ's bright tomb. When the planting moon mirrors her face in the cold frame glass, an angel shall breathe at your seedlings till all frosts pass.When the rose moon blooms in the sky like a silver-wrought rose, an angel shall show you a rose gardenno one else knows. When a frolicsome angel rolls the hay moon over the hill, you shall dance with the deer in the dark while time stands still When the green corn moon glides through the ripening corn, row by row, an angel shall make swelling spikes sweet as they grow. When the harvest moon lantern hangs golden and plump in the sky, you shall hear an angels scythe zing. You won't ask why. When the hunter's moon races black clouds like a galloping prince, an angel shall draw his bow, yet, you won't wince. When the frosty moon blinds every pond with a thin fllm, of white, peeling scales from your eyes, an angel shall heal your sight When the long night moon wanes and the darkness keeps deepening fast, an angel shall forge from your fears faith that will last. -Br. David Steindl-Rast O. S. B.First published in Desert Call, Winter 1987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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