Illumination by Meg Freer

The clouds sing woodsong

in distant hills, discuss secrets

of ancient water, divine the future,

interpret wondrous pearl-light,

a radiance that transfigures vision

into Love, lets our luminous minds

see the glory of heaven, and know

Christ is a place.

Meg Freer grew up in Montana and lives in Ontario, where she writes and teaches piano. Her work has appeared in many journals, and she is co-author of a poetry chapbook honoring the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Serve the Sorrowing World with Joy (Woodpecker Lane Press, 2020). Her poems have won awards in the U.S. and Canada, and she holds a Graduate Certificate with Distinction in Creative Writing from Toronto’s Humber School of Writers.