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Poem: “St. Francis and the Birds”

St. Francis and the Birds

The birds flocked
To hear St. Francis
Tell them stories of creation

And how they first played
The sky like a huge harp,
Their wings plucking

Strings of pure air
While warbling canticles
On the splendor of flight.

Philip C. Kolin