Vessel

Abstract

Vessel Sandra Lynn Hutchison (bio) Let the cup overflowwith spiritLet angels scatter the leaves Shatter the yixing pots, their claycontours, gentle parabolasreveal the thing A vesselA bodyA cup from the camphor fountain Let all of it be gatheredLet angels scatter the leavesLet them fall everywhere Let them whirl like dervishes in love and ecstasyIn this moment let there be a remembering (everything is God) What is a vessel, what is a vessel? The beautiful foolishness the sweet evanescence of things Sandra Lynn Hutchison Sandra Lynn Hutchison is the author of two books of poetry, a memoir, and numerous essays. She edits elixir-journal.org, a literary journal inspired by the Bahá'í vision, and is the recipient of various literary awards, including a Jane Kenyon Poetry Fellowship from Bennington College and an Emily Dickinson Poetry Prize. She teaches in the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education and the Wilmette Institute. Copyright © 2023 Johns Hopkins University Press