Happy Easter

This poem called "Easter, Pandemic" was read in church as part of a recent service by church member Katy Gordon. 

The context: During Easter 2020 - early in the pandemic when things were in full lockdown and six-foot social distancing guidelines were in place - Katy decided to make muffins and to deliver them to various friends over Easter weekend. At JoAnn Ford's house, there was a welcome surprise in the form of conversation outside and a tour of JoAnn's garden.


"Easter, Pandemic" by Katy Gordon

 A friend gives us a tour
of her garden – we watch
from six feet back.
Around our feet,
the chickens chirr,
digging and scrubbing
the ground for grubs.
Easter morning.
 
What better sermon
can there be
for resurrection than
a woman in her garden,
last year’s gourds
curing on the ground,
this year’s seeds
reaching towards the sun?

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