Lent 2023, Day 16: What revives.

After reading yesterday’s post, friend of the blog (and very good friend of me), Thomas, sent yours truly a lovely poem. He has graciously allowed me to share it here.

Revival

What revives:
candle-flicker,

still small voice
like a droplet

of Light
in a dark

and oceanic

firmament.

What revives:
a mighty

stream of love
sundering

walls of defense,
defensiveness.

What revives:
heartbeat’s prayer,

breath and pulse
of Spirit-life.

What revives:
this body, this

earth, this
Presence,

this now.

Thomas DeFreitas (he/him/his)Arlington, Massachusetts
poet, author of:
Swift River Ballad (Kelsay Books, forthcoming)

Longfellow, Tell Me (Kelsay Books, 2022)

Winter in Halifax (Kelsay Books, 2021)

https://www.thomasdefreitas.me