Sunday, November 7, 2010

this pearl

This week marks the first birthday of my sweet granddaughter,  and today was the day of her baptism.  For Juliet:

this day
this pearl
of water
and word
our blessing and our hope
the closest we can come
on earth
to heaven's
treasure



 
Matt 13:45,46  says, "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,  who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it."
 

16 comments:

  1. How precious your words, your thoughts and feelings. Beautiful that your poem forms a cross. God Bless little Juliet from this day until forever. Congratulations to all on her first sacrament of initiation. Give Juliet a kiss from me on her birthday! She is so sweet.(She favors her great-grandmother.)

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  2. Simple and from the heart. Beautiful.

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  3. aw, that's lovely Karen - can't believe you're a grandmother! You seem much younger in your writing. (I mean that as a compliment!)

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  4. Happy Birthday, Juliet!

    You have a very talented grandmother.

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  5. Very apt: both the poem and the quotation.

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  6. wonderful world, and a treasure.

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  7. Ah Karen, your little pearl is gorgeous!

    Such lovely words from you. She certainly is a treasure on earth - precious.

    Happy birthday, Juliet. God bless you.

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  8. "this pearl of water and word" sums up this poem perfectly, i think.

    as beautiful, simple, true and profound as words can hope to come.

    "such is the kingdom of heaven", after all. :)

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  9. Kay - Thank you! Your god-son is Juliet's god-father. Where did the time go, old friend?

    Peter - Thank you. I know that many of our friends here do not believe as I do, but I must be true to myself and my beliefs and my place as a child of my creator.

    Niamh - I LOVE you!!!! He, he! I'm old enough to know better, but as young as I feel! Thanks. Truly, as you age, you will learn that inside you always feel young.

    120 Socks - Thank you!

    Jason - Such a nice thing to say!

    Dave - Thank you.

    Dianne - It is, and she is. Thank you.

    Margaret - Thank you, my dear poet friend.

    Joaquin - Amen. Thank you.

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  10. A glorious, timeless work. Please print it in a nice font and frame it for Juliet. You are blessed.

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  11. Yes, timeless as EO says. Beautifully, sparsely written with words that resonate, down ages really.

    I love 'The Pearl' - both the Steinbeck and the Middle English poem.

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  12. grandchildren is a rubicon i've yet to cross but i've a ntion that when i do i'll be remembering this

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  13. what a beautiful little child she is, and how lovely and strong your poem is, like a prayer, have my congratulations!

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  14. Sweet, sweet, SWEET! That beautiful face is just what I needed to see tonight. I can't believe it has been a year already. Happy Birthday, Juliet!

    Karen, the poem is beautiful and wise. How awesome that you have such lovely words to give her. She will cherish it someday.

    I love the form of the cross. Here's another sister raising her hand. I believe, too. And what an awesome verse. Juliet is finer than the finest pearls on earth.

    Obviously, I go crazy over babies. I wish I were your neighbor, so I could babysit (or aggravate you to death begging to babysit). Blessings for many more beautiful years to come.

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