Angels

Choirs, especially at Christmas
are heard as angels
all over the winter Midwest:
St. Olaf's Choir.

Who can forget
the programs on Christmas Eve
with the tree-lights lit
and abundance of silvery tinsel,
icicles hung
precisely
to send light all directions.

While the Scripture's read
and the children
are wondering about presents,
God’s voice comes over the radio.
He has perfect diction:
Yes, this is the son that in mercy
I shall put to death.