1/8/2023 blog

On Mass and a brief poem

The pastor spoke today about the feast of the Epiphany which I think has to do with the recognition by three wise-men visitors to Christ’s birthplace of the importance of Jesus’s birth. James Joyce used the word epiphany for literary meaning. I am not an expert on this but think epiphany has to do with profound meaning. One grad school professor said don’t strive for profundity; let it come to you.

“Sky” by yours truly

A band of white sky just over distant foothills,

Then above a vast expanse

Of cloudless blue and a blinding sun.

It is the “dead of winter.”

“You’re not a plank, just a splinter!”

But fairly warm today.

Still wear a coat and cap.