The Kingdom: Poems for Ordinary Time By Hannah Eagleson IV. Kairos The wheat is full, pushing through the husks, ripe. It overflows, lacking only Those who yearn to harvest, To gather and to give. The fig tree must grow Or wither. In season or out, Fruit is needed For the hungry. The king invites The weary travellers, The vagabonds and panhandlers To join the wedding feast. The time is always now. ------------- Note: Hannah Eagleson contributes to both the Emerging Scholars Network's (ESN) … [Read more...] about Kairos — from “The Kingdom: Poems for Ordinary Time”
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Lilies — from “The Kingdom: Poems for Ordinary Time”
The Kingdom: Poems for Ordinary Time By Hannah Eagleson II. Lilies Pulling into the driveway, Late (of course) – Gathering my backpack, change, glasses, groceries, Hoarding scraps of time, Clutching each moment Like a miser And hoping for enough – I see (not there the day before) A daylily, sprinkled with warm brown, Sprawled in vast orange leisure Against the green of my hedge. ------------- Hannah Eagleson, a contributor to both the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) Blog and The Well, … [Read more...] about Lilies — from “The Kingdom: Poems for Ordinary Time”