"Initiate the Heart"

Random Poetry List LIII

Consider the season's wheel:
the turn of summer creeping over
leaves one incurved tendril on the vine,
one pointed peak of sweet, late clover.

Initiate the heart to change
for it is wiser so,
accepting the splendor of the hour
white with clematis or snow.

Fortify the will with peace;
no season taking root,
tranquil in mist, in warmth, in frost,
each bears fruit.

Sr. Mary Maura (American, b. 1916)

Originally e-mailed on Thursday, July 06, 2000 @ 10:15 PM.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Thu. 07/06/06 07:57:48 AM
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