Catholic Lane has a wonderful poetry section. Today they published this thoughtful poem from Pavel Chichikov:

I saw a baby at the stream,
Perhaps or maybe not a dream,
Who played with water, thrust his hand
Into the pool, the golden sand

And then scooped up a golden fish,
This is my life, he said, to bless
Or throw again into the pool,
To swim from what is fearful, cruel

For as you killed and did away
With me, my little life betrayed
So I will find another place,
My life was this that was your grace…Read the rest!

Also, check out Chichikov’s book Mysteries and Stations for beautiful poetry meditations on the mysteries of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross.