| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 |
| Patience |
Branch on branch growing aches
Sandies and saltines both
Scratching itches and letting blood
He stands and broods
Gulls fly about and pick at shells
Pulling at pieces that once lived
Squawks and shrieks waves crashing
Lazily in earthly rhythym like
No time: His time. Wanting it
More and more as footprints
Expand years in the sand.
He stares at the sky.
Cats perch at the edge of the tunnel
Wondering after trains
Coming or going. Meanwhile
Dust settles on rails
Moss collects on walls
A licking of paws and mewing
Men standing checking wristwatches
Detritus slowly sinks to the
Bottom of the sea
He scratches his head.
Somewhere in Spain
A woman in a wide brimmed hat
Hits a wrong note – husband cringes
Swatting at her with a folder
Engines peal: backdrop to
Laughter of card games on green felt
Man standing in the corner counting
Losses carefully in his head
His daughter at the copy machine
Swaying to the tune of dissertation print.
Sighs and shrugs.
Carpenter ants in mounds
Build up build down
Flurry frantic frenzy
Carry wistful flakes of French bread
Shaded flannel loot
She watches in faded jeans
Stretched in the sun
Lies by waiting
Pulling hair - ants carry away
He stares off into the sea |
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Name: ~KL~
Home: Ipswich, MA, United States
About Me: 1 Corinthians 1:26 - 2:5 "Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things - and the things that are not - to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God - that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eleoquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive owrds, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power."
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"To know and to serve God, of course, is why we're here, a clear truth, that, like the nose on your face, is near at hand and easily discernible but can make you dizzy if you try to focus on it hard. But a little faith will see you through. What else will do except faith in such a cynical, corrupt time? When the country goes temporarily to the dogs, cats must learn to be circumspect, walk on fences, sleep in trees, and have faith that all this woofing is not the last word. What is the last word, then? Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary things: through cooking and small talk, through storytelling, making love, fishing, tending animals and sweet corn and flowers, through sports, music and books, raising kids - all the places where the gravy soaks in and grace shines through." -Garrison Keillor |
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