by Pavel Chichikov
My thinking is not linear –
Watch the swallows in the meadow
Jink and turn
Jink and turn
And yet they catch their spiny dinners
Flying crookedly
The little appaloosa in the stable
Watch her gentle patience –
Curried and combed she is
She will bear a child around the paddock
Sweetly as a lamb of God
Above the soft red clay
Everywhere around us is the grace
Of Grace
Gracious is the beauty of it
For God is most courteous
And to all He is most beautiful
To give blessing
Therefore be not cruel or rude
Belittling or savage
For that would be discourtesy to Him
Be gentle as the pony all forebearing
Bear all children round the paddock like the Christ –
Sweet courtesy unfailing
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