Across the Pond

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This morning

Two trees raise their crowns

Above the line, in the distance

Across the water.

They recall others doing the same, another place, another time

In sacred memory.

Perhaps twin pines rising on the Janiculum in the City

Or a pair of palms in the California desert,

Or the same surprising on an Irish landscape?

The water this Columbus morning colors like Lake Como,

Far away and yet quite real

Celebrating all that is indigenous

In its proper place

Glorifying its Creator

Raising its face to look about and acclaim all that is.

Published by johnpmcginty

A native of the North Shore of Boston, I currently live in Worcester County, Massachusetts. I worked at Boston College as the Acting Director of The Church in the 21st Century Center until August, 2010 and served until November 2016 as Canon for Formation, and Dean of the George Mercer Jr. School of Theology of the Diocese of Long Island. I was happy to serve as Rector at the Church of Saint Anselm of Canterbury in Shoreham, New York from late 2016 to early 2020. I began service as Rector of The Church of Saint Matthew in the city of Worcester on the first day of the fateful month of 2020.

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