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St. Joseph's Day Altar with cakes at the Community Center of St Bernard, Arabi, Louisiana
By Billy Brown (originally posted to Flickr), via Wikimedia Commons
Happy Feast of St. Joseph’s Day
to fathers who father
to carpenters who build
to josephs, josephines
and workers everywhere.
Happy Feast of St. Joseph’s Day
may swallows return to
San Juan Capistrano;
may striped bass return to
mid-Atlantic rivers.
Happily wear the red
after wearing the green.
Hungrily turn to Lent
and beans, to New Orleans,
Canada and Poland.
Happy Feast of St. Joseph’s Day
may fathers take the time
to father; may children
have time to be children;
may mothers be esteemed.
Posted for my prompt
Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Happy Birthday.
My information came from Wikipedia's Saint Joseph's Day.
Copyright © 2014 S.L.Chast
Most wonderful poem, a joy to read.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
I had not heard of St Joseph's day before reading this - so thank you..i think any father who manages to father should be celebrated..
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem Susan =)
ReplyDeleteI love how you built this poem. Would sound great read aloud like a preachers speech - well at least that's how I hear it.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of St Joseph's day either...probably overshadowed by St Patrick's day. A feast day for carpenters is a great idea.I wonder how everyone's lenten resolutions are going.I was going to give up sugar and swearing. Swearing ,not a problem...sugar..fallen off the wagon a few times already.
ReplyDeleteAll good wishes and hopes! I join the chorus.
ReplyDeleteSounds fun to me!
ReplyDeleteWhat a joyful poem, Susan!
ReplyDeleteOh this is lovely. That is a lot of cake, in the photo. I love the wishes in your closing stanza, especially.......may it be so.
ReplyDeleteThis really works a full circle of thoughts and words. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteSusan,
ReplyDeleteThere is something special about the attachment of a saint, or a helping hand, to certain days. St Joseph shares his graces quite well!!!
Happy Days,
Eileen:)
That's lovely, every word!
ReplyDeleteLove this celebration...'may children have time to be children;'....this I so deeply feel specially when I watch them on TV reality shows...poor
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