Lawrence Hall, HSG
The Fairies Themselves Now Dance Sweet Summer In
My work is loving the world.
Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird
-Mary Oliver, “Messenger”
Everything is sacramental
this week:
The Strawberry Moon in the
fullness of being
Midsummer magic by day and
by night
The English quarter day,
the Feast of St. John
And holy bonfires in honor
of light
Good honeybees take
Communion at every flower
Soft breezes sing hymns among
the ripening corn
The woods and fields are baptized
in happiness
The sun and moon bless
maidens and swains
We need no clocks or
calendars to tell us when –
The fairies themselves now
dance sweet summer in
