Christopher Smith 10 months ago
the way, in Mediaeval
paintings, when the Angel comes to rest,
the trees, the fruits,
the swallows in the eaves
are brightened from within, and each least thing,
because, and not in spite of what it seems,
is all it is, and all Annunciation.
John Burnside 1955-2024, from Ruin, Blossom.