It must have been quite
a usual day
for everyone else
in that small town
when Mary—
marvelously spoken to
as no woman ever
on earth before—
tremblingly received
what would come to pass
for a world beyond any
world she knew.
It must have been quite
a usual day
when—later on—
from that same town
someone who faithfully
had waited there
until he was told
"Now begin— "
strode without any
fanfare at all
down from his hills
to Galilee's shore.
For isn't it always
a usual day
for those who haven't
(wherever they are)
so much as a clue
as to what goes on
in a nearby street
or even next door?
Who catch no call
unaccounted for;
no sudden flash
on the air; no hush
pervading again
as it did of old
some prophet's room
in a neighbor's house ....
So now as this Tuesday
or Thursday draws
(however unmiracled)
to its close
remember that
nearer than dreamed
perhaps
an angel has called
on someone else.
