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An Imperfect Life

poetry by Fr. Harold Macdonald

The Series

 

The fragrance blowing

 

The mystery of God's word appears within

rising from beneath the ken of knowing

from behind the conscious mind it comes in

a kind of lightness, a fragrance blowing.

Pride, its perfume dispels, bouquet quells hate

It enervates the hostile, floats through walls

adorns all inward things both small and great;

an inner Sun replacing inner squalls.

Unaware we half await It's coming,

in error, looking outward down the road;

usual pious incantations humming

reciting what we deem the secret code.

Until we turn and feel the inkling of a shift;

A Breeze the sail luffs, the sunken spirits lift.