Entertaining Angels
An antique Christmas ornament
sits on my entertainment center—
an angel in a transparent case.
She has blond hair, dainty features,
long eyelashes, red dress,
and golden wings.
I can imagine a real angel
(older than creation,
able to roll away a boulder,
supernaturally open iron gates,
clothe the mouths of hungry lions,
intimidate to the point
of turning grown men’s
limbs to goo)
standing there
looking at this bit of plastic
and having a good chuckle.
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