Macrina Canticle After Vespers

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.