Sunday Praise
by Sharon Lopez Mooney
On this woodbine day,
this singular day,
I am standing with
my brothers and sisters
to the left
red tailed hawk and
pacific chorus frogs,
to the right
the monterey cyprus and
coast live oaks
our family
breathing together
in this chill of winter rains
to celebrate
a benediction of life
singing even
where we are not heard
running with the wind
and no one’s the winner
we recognize
Your hum
in the satin echo
Your aroma
in the damp forest mulch
and we are grateful
Sharon Lopez Mooney, poet, is a retired Interfaith Chaplain from the End of Life field, living in Mexico, part-time in USA. Mooney’s poems are published nationally & internationally in: “Glassworks, The Blotter, Umbrella Factory, MuddyRiver Review, Revue{R}Évolution, Avalon Literary, ZiN Daily, Ginosko, California Quarterly, Galway Review, Existere, CALYX, Cold Lake, Smoke & Myrrors (UK)” and elsewhere. Mooney received a CAC Grant in ’78 for rural poetry; co-published a local anthology; co-owned an alternative literature service. In ’22, she was a “Best of the Net” nominee, and chosen for “Editor’s Choice” and “Elite Writer Status”. Currently she facilitates a poetry workshop.