“Brigid in the Year of 2020” by Lisa Wagoner

 

Brigid in the Year of 2020

 

O Brigid,

I stand in front of your altar

Daily

Sometimes not so present

All sleepy-eyed and foggy headed

Wondering what to do next

If anything.

This year

Was an endless parade of

“What now?”

Yet I always spent time with you

Asking for guidance

Hoping you would light the way

If anything.

 

I kept

The offerings plentiful

Weekly

Brought items of nature

Praying that now you would

Grant me some answers

If anything.

 

So now

The end of the year is nigh

You were there

So subtle I didn’t always notice

Guiding, teaching, answering

With much gratitude, I am more faithful

If anything.

 

 

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