This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by John Liddy.
Woman Taken Out of Man
Woman, taken out of man,
as Adam dreaming slept,
From Adam: Eve, Creator’s plan,
drawn from within his depth
Man, taken out of woman
as Mary pondering kept
inside her heart, her depth within
as baby Jesus slept.
John Liddy and his wife Meredith reside in northern New Jersey where he works as an accountant. John and Meredith enjoy hiking, camping, literature, and other shared interests and values. John’s poetry ranges across themes of nostalgia, religion and spirituality, family and friendship, struggle, history, love and humor.
