Ash Valentine Wednesday

Source: celebrationcommunitychurch.com

My funny valentine

with love in his eyes,

cinders on his forehead

and a full-moon heart

stuck in red waxing

someday to fill the sky.

 

My funny valentine,

bringing  roses, chocolates

are ashen looks;

last night we danced free at Carnival

but now remember

the heavy steps to come.

 

My funny valentine,

my life till death

departs for other lands.

When his face I gaze upon

how long I wonder

how long before he returns

to make a home with me.

 

My funny valentine.

The letters I write him

on the underside of wings

rest warm against the breast

of sleeping doves and cardinals.

Greg Kennedy, SJ works as a spiritual director at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph, Ontario. He is author of Reupholstered Psalms volumes I, II, and III; and Amazing Friendships between Animals and Saints (Novalis Press).

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