The Word Became Flesh …
“Kindled by a spark of divine love, the soul streaks heavenward in an act of intelligence as clear and direct as the rocket’s trail of fire.” A Merton Reader: 325
flaming
into dark abyss
the Word
kindled day
striking
flint on intellect
the Word:
igniting us
lighting
thirteen gigayears
the Word
is still here
propelled
on life’s breath
the Word:
embracing universe
by
Marian O’Brien Paul
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