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Poem of the Month: February 2006

 

Miracle Fair The commonplace miracle: that so many common miracles take place. The usual miracles: invisible dogs barking in the dead of night. One of many miracles: a small and airy cloud is able to upstage the massive moon. Several miracles in one: an alder is reflected in the water and is reversed from left to right and grows from crown to root and never hits bottom though the water isn't deep. A run-of-the-mill miracle: winds mild to moderate turning gusty in storms. A miracle in the first place: cows will be cows. Next but not least: just this cherry orchard from just this cherry pit. A miracle minus top hat and tails: fluttering white doves. A miracle (what else can you call it): the sun rose today at three fourteen a.m. and will set tonight at one past eight. A miracle that's lost on us: the hand actually has fewer than six fingers but still it's got more than four. A miracle, just take a look around: the inescapable earth. An extra miracle, extra and ordinary: the unthinkable can be thought.   - Wislawa Szymborska Journal prompts: Which stanza's miracle most "grabs" you? Where is the everyday miracle in a challenging situation you're presently facing? Write your own list poem about miracles, grace, blessings, abundance.

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