In Galilee, a Virgin
(Luke
1:26)
With the whisper
came the fire
sounding into a hum that
caught me
breathing slowly
I knew from somewhere
to be still but blistering heat
shifted my breath
choking me
Near the edge I heard
one word then another
and then
I was light enough to
leave my bench
my hands sought the
source
my eyes
blinked and teared
then one
word
then another
The fire
pulsed the
whisper floated
a circle
my hand
trembling beneath my
heart
and from
where or
how I still do not
know there was only
the
fire
And my yes
stilled the air
What will
his eyes see
when I place his hand
here
where
the fire lingers still
what will
my throat release
into
the world suddenly and forever split apart
Is any yes enough
to shear
away the doubt the searching
is over
I am now made
whole
when I can hold what
this fire has claimed
I will
sing softly
every yes I
ever dreamed
to
give
20 December 2021
