Annunciation to the Shepherds And what would you do if an angel appeared in the sky, shrouded by a cloud? Would you believe this heavenly messenger who’s announced the child of God has been born of a virgin in a stable? If trees can be nourished by rock, cannot this, too, be true? The sheep do not wake, the dog howls with fear. One shepherd has covered his face, the other reaches, one palm open as if to receive a gift. To witness wings and flight when darkness hovers, when you’ve been dreaming, visions swirling, a lamb next to a beast who does not stir. Gail Peck This poem was written as part of the surprise ekphrastic Christmas challenge. Gail Peck is the author of eight books of poetry. The Braided Light won the Leana Shull Contest for 2015. Poems and essays have appeared in Southern Review, Nimrod, Greensboro Review, Brevity, Connotation Press, Comstock, Stone Voices, and elsewhere. Her poems have been nominated for a Pushcart, and her essay “Child Waiting” was cited as a notable forBest American Essays, 2013.
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February 2025
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