Christening.(Poem) From: The Christian Century | Date: July 26, 2005| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Christian Century Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

 
Christening 
 
   for Garland 
 
   Rose-light hues us on the porch, you nestled 
   in my arms, as I consider the osprey 
   circling his customary roost, atop 
   a power pole across the street. His stare, 
 
   not bold or arrogant, but natural, 
   makes me strangely warm as does his spearing 
   cry, calling down a reverence for the dusk. 
   I have witnessed his plummet, through air 
 
   rushing too fast to breathe in, falling toward 
   a point in the water where nothing is, 
   ...