As it is in heaven
Patrick T. Reardon
John of Lent with the sewer crew of four
men as distant as his father. Lord of Bricks.
On earth as it is.
Learned to throw bricks to the mason in
the hole, not willy nilly, two pressed together
in an embrace, soft and firm, swung down like a lilt.
Set no limits on the Cosmos. Truth in gracelessness
along Reformation Road.
Patrick T. Reardon
5.1.26
This poem originally appeared at Michigan City Review of Books on 4.21.26.
Written by : Patrick T. Reardon
For more than three decades Patrick T. Reardon was an urban affairs writer, a feature writer, a columnist, and an editor for the Chicago Tribune. In 2000 he was one of a team of 50 staff members who won a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. Now a freelance writer and poet, he has contributed chapters to several books and is the author of Faith Stripped to Its Essence. His website is https://patricktreardon.com/.