poetry

Karen K. Adams
African Angelus

Heather Thompson
Alessandro's Ascent

Daniel Gibbons
Autumnal

Cristina Montes
The Edge of the Sea

Shannon Berry
Ephphetha, that is, Be Opened

Karen K. Adams
Little Hours

Rosemarie Monge
May Showers

Amos Hunt
Night Crossing

Sarah DeCorla-Souza
Ordinary Time

J.B. Toner
The Play Continues

J.B. Toner
To Whom Much is Given

Daniel Gibbons
Villain, Elle?

Back to Mary Queen of Angels 2006

Little Hours
Lying heavy in my bed
I hear the murmured
whimper of a son
lauding his hunger
in the darkness
and, opening one eye,
see the hour—3 a.m.

I will arise,
hoisting my heaviness
out of the warmth
of my bed,
to keep this vigil,
to be a comforter,
to invite another in.

-K.K. Adams

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Karen K. Adams is a graduate of Cornell University.