Resurrection

Catholic New Times, May 21, 2006 by Cathy Williamson

Resurrection
Rake gently, you who desire to remove autumn's blanket
that warms the new growth of Spring.

Reke gently, removing all that seems dead
to reveal the new life beneath.

Oh yes, all seems dead
but new life sprouts in darkness

Proclaims the resurrection of the universe
that is there for us all.

O death, you give way to life
revealing new treasures

Your silence uncovered, your stillness is stirred.

Sweet lavender fills senses, new buds now unfurl
proclaiming newness and hope!

O nature, our story is contained in your movement;
through seasons of fullness, through death to new life.

Your stillness our teacher; Life calls us to see
Resurrection, our glory. Forever to be free.

Cathy Williamson writes from her garden in Westmeath, Ont.