The blessing of water
You are blessing a lot of water these days,
you say. Even here the air is hot and still,
and I am out in the fresh of the morning
watering my garden. But that was not what
you meant. Your flock is bringing water for you
to bless. What can it be for? To protect their
families? And who can blame them? Evil stalks
the world, killing children in Gaza and Ukraine.
It’s not that long since the police used to come
at dawn to bash their doors down. Overstayers.
Whether water can save them from greedy land-
lords or protect their kids from harm is not known.
But still they come, early and late, with water,
and you meet them at the gate, blessing and blessing.
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