Poetry Friday is here!
Sorry, my Poetry Friday folks! I forgot I was hosting. You see, yesterday was our last day of school, and there were other things occupying my limited brain space. But here I am and here you are. Link with the button at the bottom of this post.
Each month on the first week of the month, a group of us bloggers post for Spiritual Thursday. We are a group of open-minded thinkers who enjoy exploring what God means in our lives. Irene Latham coordinates our group. Last month she wrote this in her post about Reaching.
Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam.” What beauty there is in that breath between those two fingers! And what makes it beautiful to me is the anticipation of touch, the reaching, the beauty and openness of that moment– before we know what happens next. –Irene Latham
Those words moved me. A poem appeared as response. I love when that happens. Thanks, Irene.
Breath of GodBreath–
one small space
as God reaches
to Adam
hanging high
above
turned up heads.Eyes cannot focus
on such a small space
so far away,
yet Michelangelo
placed it there,
an inch between them.In that space
I can rest
suspended,
floating between
God’s hand
and my own.Nothing
becomes
everything.–Margaret Simon
Reflections on the Teche 