Light, Directly Infused Poem by Steven Federle

Light, Directly Infused



Rising from the sea
death's veil
overcomes me.

Brief day fails,
fills the endless sky
with stars,

wandering planets,
moonbeams
cold and bright -

holy spirit
of faithful night.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
'Faith reaches the intellect not through the senses
but in a light directly infused by God.' Thomas Merton
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Steven Federle

Steven Federle

Cincinnati Ohio
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