‘The Holiness of Broken Things’
– for Charles Schweigert and St. Catherine
the base is the ark
where Noah cradled all creatures
the base is the barque
where Christ slept through the storm
anchoring a broken orb
of once rusty scrap metal
transformed by faith in beauty
the martyr’s wheel rises
the break beatified
by a fragrant halo
silvery traces of the soul’s flight
toward paradise
leaving behind
for our solace
a delicate blue flower
love-in-a-mist
Poem by Karin Temple of Grace Episcopal Church, Astoria, OR
Image: Sculpture: St Catherine by Charles Schweigert