Gliding through the heavenly, 

Father’s face looks lovingly 

Mother’s arm around my waist 

Safety in The Spirit’s gaze 

Papa Joseph jokes with me, 

Jesus’ love surrounding me 

Then with a crashing, awful din 

I’ve fallen down to earth again 

Body broken, spirit crushed 

I yell for Him to pick me up 

“Time to walk now, little one, 

Use those legs, they’re strong enough.”

Tirienne Leonard is a longtime parishioner of Christ the King in Ann Arbor, is a poet and creative. She enjoys time with her husband and two daughters, cooking, singing, traveling, and laughing until her sides hurt.