Sacred Child

During the service today
you drew a unicorn on the back page
of the church bulletin
in a field reserved for Sermon Notes

You used every crayon
to color its coat
in resplendent hues
to pale Joseph’s

Its lengthy mane
cascaded downward
more magically
than Samson’s

and you vaulted it
upon stick legs across the paper
its horn aglow
brighter than any seraphim’s sword.

Upon completion
the pegasus arced
a perfect rainbow
over the Crayola-blue sky

serving as reminder
of God’s own covenant
with hopeless clods
like me

I searched and squinted
for the heavenly glow of your halo
expecting radiant tinsel
to grow from your head

I sought my own vision
of the miraculous at work in you
for wings to unfurl
from your shoulder blades

But I am just a boring old man
a worthless sinner
who won’t even remember
the Pastor’s words today

Merely an undeserving father
with an extraordinary daughter
and I cannot hear
what wonderous sermon inspires you

But please
O my sacred child
please remember me
in your kingdom

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