come sunday

When I was a boy Sunday was always as bright as a bell

and there were no clouds at all.

Today is Thursday come Sunday; the temperature is four

degrees and the sun has just turned the frost to dew; all is perfect.

Earlier this morning I looked out the window and noticed an angel

extending three miles in the sky, floating like a vast golden column. On

recollection, his face was expressionless, beatific like the sun.