Tuesday, March 28, 2006
A poem for Lent
Things come and go
as they please
Some things
are most welcome
others should have left
a long time ago
No permanence
is allotted
to happiness
though we believe
that it should be
as we want
One day
you may be filled
with the fatness
of tawdry objects.
Never forget how you feel
in this moment.
The tautness of the times
you have nothing
but the poverty of spirit
pulling you
into the present
no obstacles
making this moment
a thin place
where God is generous
under the radar.
Copyright 2006 Michael L. Radcliffe
as they please
Some things
are most welcome
others should have left
a long time ago
No permanence
is allotted
to happiness
though we believe
that it should be
as we want
One day
you may be filled
with the fatness
of tawdry objects.
Never forget how you feel
in this moment.
The tautness of the times
you have nothing
but the poverty of spirit
pulling you
into the present
no obstacles
making this moment
a thin place
where God is generous
under the radar.
Copyright 2006 Michael L. Radcliffe
