FAITH

FAITH

(about his daughter Fiona)

In her quest for skill

our dexterous child unlocks

the file with letters from Santa

that have sat beside cookie crumbs

and dregs of milk each joyful morning:

the summation of her year, words of

caution and praise.

“Look,” she says.  “Look at this.

Santa has been using our computer!”

And we nurse, as we should, I hope,

the slow turning of the earth,

the eventual lengthening light.

 ~George M. Perreault (D. Ed.)

gmp@unr.edu  Univ. of NV/Reno