And the Bear
And the Robbers
Saint Seraphim was seen feeding a bear
He would have fed the robbers too, poor men
With both the little in his larder bowl
And healing from the greatness of his soul
With his own axe they beat him near to death
Before looting his cell of its rumored riches
They found indeed a treasure of great wealth:
A peasant’s Ikon of the Mother of God
For the rest of his life
Seraphim leaned upon his axe and upon God
Taking our brokenness upon himself