Upon Francis I, Vicar

We join in your call, Pontifex,
in praise and blessing of our Sister Water,
most useful and humble, yet precious and clean;

in praise and blessing for our Brother Fire,
who enlightens every dark night -
may he grow beautiful, powerful and strong;

in praise and blessing of our Mother earth,
who sustains us by produce in diverse offspring -
a span of shapes, rainbow of flowers, range of harvest;

and in praise and blessing for those who share
the pardon, one of another, endure weakness and trials,
and live forward in peace, love, and harmony.

Blessed then are all free in the most holy Will,
bound to serve one with our great fragility.

In this form, 29 January 2014, Copyright by Roger Sween, published in The Pilgrim v.115 no.3 (March 2014) 28.

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