| Canticle after Vespers progressive view from a country porch swing Day is Done Three cows in the pond One cow thinking about going into the pond Fifteen cows grazing in the green shadowed grass One cow mooing as though our world will never be healed Three calves frolicking in the meadow Four layers of blue green hills as a back drop Three humming birds hovering over my head Two Mocking Birds sitting on the fence One sun descending in the west One August moon rising in the east Three lazy purple clouds saying their night prayer Only God knows how many cicadas singing from the trees A sweet summer breeze coming in from the east One August moon growing larger One lone firefly looking for a mate One August moon growing as orange as a harvest moon Three stars coming out to look at the moon One mooing cow lying down to rest A great star family growing in number The cicada choir ending their song Three more fireflies joining the loner The canopy of night sky remembering the earth A Great Silence falling upon me A small joy spreading through me. A large wish for world peace washing over me Fifty-five wordless prayers dwelling within me. Day is Done. �Macrina Wiederkehr Hesychia House of Prayer August 21, 2002 |