Spirit and flesh

Such contortions of the flesh,
bearing down in humility before
the Spirit, pregnant with the weight
of glory, groaning as a child
sighs in the dark, sideways, furled
in on itself, dreaming the impossible

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About Rosalind C Hughes

Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
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