By Royal Rhodes The scattered shepherds knew these bright beings were not carol singers -- the kind that the poets knew came at a cost. Each had multiple wings, covered with wide-open eyes. Unbearable in beingness that answered human cries of horror in the night with antiphons of song in calls and a response. Thousands upon thousands of migratory creatures, despite their radiance, came to seem like us, but with eyes and open mouths emitting smoke and heat and fire. What had caused their fright was here, evoking awe: the Highest, Lord of Hosts, is a cold child whom we hold in unsteady, human hands. Royal Rhodes taught religious studies for almost 40 years. His poems have appeared in various journals, including Ekstasis, Ekphrastic Review, The Seventh Quarry, and The Montreal Review, among others. His poetry and art collaborations have been published with The Catbird [on the Yadkin] Press in North Carolina.
Royal's other work on Foreshadow: A Road Through Ohio Spring (Poetry, April 2023) A Pilgrim's Song (Poetry, May 2023) Journey to Silence (Poetry, July 2023) Remember David (Poetry, July 2023) Magnolia (Poetry, October 2023) A Morning Walk into Light (Poetry, November 2023)
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