The Eucharist of the Ordinary
(Title from John O’Donohue’s “The Inner History of a Day”)
day’s hours broken into moments
moments of puzzled yet trustful wonder
wonder at each grounded wind-plucked leaf
leaves born of trees communing root to root
roots that lift soil’s ever-full cup
cup to quench every precious moment
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Love your appreciation for the sacred small things that bind us. Trailing one line into the next by repetition creates flow as well as lending weight to the word. Well crafted!
Love this. It has a beautiful flow to it. Also, love John O’Donohue.
A great appreciation. My favorite line is:
wonder at each grounded wind-plucked leaf
Precious. The repetition gives it depth.
love every line of this poem, especially: “leaves born of trees communing root to root”
A lovely way to appreciate the everyday. How sacred these all are without asking us to notice. A beautiful write!
Love the style! What a lovely poem, thank you for sharing.
Love the title and the meditation into beauty.
Sounds true, Nancy. Reveals the sacred available to us moment-by-moment in everyday environment
Oh gosh Nancy, this is masterful. It reads like following a root through soil!