RELIGION Poem: A MEDITATION ON TWO JEROMES, by Mike Bemis

Jerome of Stridon, in an ancient age
Alone in the desert, life of the mind
Writer, historian, translator, sage
Ill clothed, ill fed, burned by sun nearly blind
Jerome of Saint Cloud, my father’s brother
At home in the world, wherever he went
Philosopher, poet, builder, lover
His time and talent was freely lent
Former gave man the Bible in Latin
Latter gave family his tools, verse, and things
Memories embroidered, silk on satin
Creations of both, new life to them brings
In what we leave behind for all to see
Achieves a kind of immortality

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