i.
under moon shine, an ant
concerning a daisy :
�let me not say �I am...�
but �my spirit is� praying for her
knowing she had already won.�
ii.
a hatless scarecrow,
long, straw hair springing up
then down :
�thank you, thank you,
for tearing another veil.�
iii.
a sparrow perched on my fire escape :
�sweet honey, sweet rock,
sweet water, sweet milk,
sweet lamb, sweet grain,
please help her feel
you�ve kept her name.�
iv.
a grad student standing in a crowded subway train :
�and, almighty strength lighting
our sun and moon, forgive me
for not being a better brother,
a better friend, a better servant,
a better child, wearing your armor.�
v.
a baby inside his mother :
�remember her dreams, her prayers,
small groups she led,
her head laying quietly on a table,
her heart humming your name.�
vi.
a willow tree in a small, urban garden :
�oh, watch her, Lord,
burying her feet in your soil,
preparing her stance for the storm;
beginning to laugh;... laughing;
beginning to cry;... smiling;
her lungs filling with sunshine,
... be dry in the rain.�
vii.
and, finally,... she saw.