The Feast

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This resource relating to Psalm 63:1-8 provides a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) highlighting the satisfaction found in desire and a poem by Mary Ruefle highlighting the satisfaction that comes from a feast.
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Revised Common Lectionary
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary *** Lectionary Reading: Psalm 63:1-8 CLASSIC POEM: Feast Edna St. Vincent Millay I drank at every vine. The last was like the first. I came upon no wine So wonderful as thirst. I gnawed at every root. I ate of every plant. I came upon no fruit So wonderful as want. Feed the grape and bean To the vintner and monger; I will lie down lean With my thirst and my hunger. *** This poem is in the public domain, and may be read in a live-streamed worship service. CONTEMPORARY POEM: The Feast Mary Ruefle SNIPPET: I have a goblet. I will share it with you. Here is a table. The goblet is on it. There is a goose. We will cook it with our breath—done— and set it on the table. Now we have a goblet and a goose. .. [ READ THE FULL POEM ] <<<<<< PREV. POEM | NEXT POEM >>>>>>
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Mary Ruefle
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Psalm 63:1-8
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Year C Third Sunday in Lent
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Monday, March 17, 2025