Upon Hearing Its Name
By
Radiance Angelina Petro
Every snowflake
that falls
a part of a vast,
descending galaxy,
carries within
its center,
a piece of light,
and for a season,
exists
upon the earth.
Until the sun desires
its company,
at which time,
full of surprise
and trembling, turns
upon hearing
its name, and lifts—the cold
sheathe slipping away—
and reunites
with the warmth
of the Master’s
waiting hands.