Pagosa Springs Artists

Forgiveness

Once
a  caged bird,
I’ve been
set free.
Emancipated
Scrooge,
hopping
with glee.
I’m
a wild horse,
now free
to run.
Unfolding
rose,
feeling
the sun.
Amorphous
cloud,
hindered
by none.
Emptied
of self,
full
of  redemption.

 

published in St. Anthony’s Messenger

 

© 2000 Bonnie Manion

 
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