Contrite Dew

by Jeffrey Essmann | March 16, 2022 1:00 am

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This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Jeremy Long.

Contrite Dew

Each dawn I awake to see
the grass has cried again.

This is what it’s like to be
away from your sun.

By midday your light has
dried all that’s been;
dew is the mourning of love.
So it must be these tears
that let us come near to you
without burning up.

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Jeremy Long has published multiple collections of poetry and philosophical articles in academic journals. His education includes a Bachelor’s degree with a double major in Philosophy and English and a Master’s degree in Systematic Philosophy. He is currently pursuing an additional Master’s degree in Theology. He resides in Southeastern Connecticut with his wife Heather.

Source URL: https://integratedcatholiclife.org/2022/03/contrite-dew/

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