Jack Groundhog 📷📸🪶<p>An infant instant<br>A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> in two parts</p><p>—</p><p>i.</p><p>An old Prague church.<br>Pilgrims passing through<br>the pews and the aisles<br>as they always do.</p><p>Shrine to a child.<br>A sanctuary small,<br>a waxen babe clothed<br>in robes far too tall.</p><p>Seven red lamps<br>hang down from above:<br>They mark the silent presence<br>of the babe infused with love.</p><p>🧵👇🏼 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poemaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poemaday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prague</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetsofmastodon</span></a></p>