TRANSFORMATION

OH, THE DEPTH

When I read this poem I felt the depth of our Sisters of St. Joseph charism and wholeness of the evolutionary process of all of Creation. The person who wrote this poem is my classmate, Sister Caroline Bering.

She told me that it “just came to her”. My impulse to share this poem with you is that I felt that it would resonate with many of us and together we would feel its beauty, goodness, and truth.

Here is the poem as originally written by Caroline without punctuation. Just let the poem speak! -Sister Mary Vandersteen

 

                                                 TRANS

                                                      FORM

                                                           A

                                                              TION

                                 is it the fuzzy caterpillar letting go of its very self

                                                              to become an amazing butterfly

                                         or maybe it’s the excited bud imagining what it will be –

                                                                              a rosebud

                                     or even a yellow head dandelion always turning to the sun

                                                                                       or

                                                is it me looking inward through layers and layers

                                                                         until I reach down to

                                                                               the divine spark

                                                                     that calls me to flare forth

                                                                         in a blazing fire of love

                                                       to ignite cold hearts to burn with compassion

~Sister Caroline Bering