Out of Jordan…


by Pavel Chichikov

Out of Jordan, John the seer

With his hand a palmful bails,

Shawls of water cold and clear

Cover God with shining veils

A dove descending John can see,

(The swiftest in protracted flight)

Covers like a canopy

The crown of God with wings of light

Then a message on its wings

From valleys to the highest hills

Of Galilee a message brings:

Humility is what God wills

Common water, common bread

Common wine his sacraments

To raise the living and the dead,

Ritual and true events

Real as grain, as real as vines

Real as rivers flowing fast,

A baptism of Christ’s design,

Perishing forever lasts

Pavel's Websites are at The Poetry of Pavel Chichikov and Catholic Images by Pavel Chichikov

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