The last and greatest herald of heaven’s king,
Girt with rough skins, hies to the deserts wild,
Among that savage brood the woods forth bring
Which he than man more harmless found and mild:
His food was locusts, and what young doth spring,
With honey that from virgin hives distilled;
Parched body, hollow eyes, some uncouth thing
Made him appear long since from earth exiled.
There burst he forth: “All ye, whose hopes rely
On God, with me admist these deserts mourn;
Repent, repent, and from old errors turn.”
Who listened to his voice, obeyed his cry?
Only the echoes which he made relent,
Rung from their marble caves, Repent, repent.
Father Predmore,
ReplyDeleteYou appear to be
manning a lighthouse
in a remote place far away.
The Keeper of the Divine Light
the Fresnel lens to the Sacred Heart
the beacon to ships in trouble offshore.
You will be living in a new home soon
filled with people and joyful sounds
within a community caring about each other
many soles to listen to and to feed the
Bread of life.
Where you are now, maybe you can uncover
a new hobby, think about retreats for cluster
28 etc. Have you traced footsteps of St. Ignatius in Spain? What did you find?
Travel safely home. Best of luck.
Oh, dear poet. Thank you for this morning's inspiration. It is odd having the feast of John the Baptist in an southern hemisphere world where he must diminish (like the light) so Christ can increase. The sunrise is awesome.
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