1 holy seed
sprouts and grows
in silence
in darkness
in secret
new life flutters
with presence
with promise
2 my stomach lurches
in a cold flush of fear
the frozen moment
after the blind step
sensing a ledge too late
I have been brave before
and spun in confusion
as the floor rushed away
there's no guarantee
faith is like that
courage and vulnerability
are Siamese twins
3 but something in me knows
deeply knows
that this is something precious
no matter the cost
this is to be fiercely protected
nurtured
cherished
something so wholly Other
yet so intimate
so truly me
the me that is to be
may He be born
not just from me
but in me
never leave me
forever one
4 what will this birth be
a crisis
a scream of pain
an agony with drops of blood
what will life be on the other side
I don't know
don't know
so much not to know
5 but for this moment
I am here
He is here
such love
such peace
such joy and hope
all flowing from
a single
tremulous
yes
December 2016
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