The Sacraments
I once spoke to my friend,
an old squirrel,
about the Sacraments --
She got so excited,
and ran into a hollow in her tree
And came back
holding some acorns,
an owl feather,
and a ribbon she had found.
And I just smiled
and said,
“Yes,
dear,
you understand --
Everything
imparts
God’s grace.”
by St. Francis of Assissi, translated by Daniel Ladinsky


