Poem for June 24th, The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Luke 1:57-67

Praise be the child

sent from God

who is to usher in the Kingdom

who is to announce that

the time has come

for the world to spin

Free

of the bounds that have held it so long

Free

as the tongue loosened

from the voice of Zechariah

Free

from the bounds placed

by the traditions of this world

Free

to be the pureness

brought forth by Elizabeth

into a world

not Free

and all who heard of this child

wondered

at the birth

and the wonder

to come