it’s time
to find
peace and promise
amidst
the holy night
among the stalls
almost human
simple shepherds
star-lit brooks
visionary looks
yet hearing still
sweet angle-tongues
sweeping round —
gifts
upon the ground
. . . . .
Poet: Susan Powers Bourne
Source: Westminster Libraries & Archives
Elizabeth Barrett Browning “The Holy Night”
Process: Redact, pick and mix, montage