out of bread broken
out of bread
broken
blossomed the wood of Word
whose pulse was universe in nails
out of bread
broken
blossomed a flower
whose cup was so rare as blood
o Man
Who is Root of men’s naming
(someone called jesse)
to the earth condemned
was planted
the sower went out to sow
into the very field of words
He spoke
for all this field
this life and death
did voice
relentless as the grave is love
Sister Lou Ella Hickman, OVISS is a former teacher and librarian whose writings have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Press 53 published her first book of poetry in 2015 entitled she: robed and wordless and her second, Writing the Stars, 2024. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2017 and in 2020. James Lee III composed “Chavah’s Daughters Speak” for a concert held on May 11, 2021, at 92Y in New York City for five poems from her book. Another concert was held in Cleveland, Ohio on March 28, 2023, sponsored by the Cleveland Chamber Music Society.
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