He lies now in her memory bin,chocolate and cream,sandwiched between herdaughter’s board books and herson’s lambswool comforter. Not as plush as in the picture,that hand-tinted photo of the two-year-old girlholding him, silky-new, not yet smelling of lost youth’s dust. She looked passively into the camera,just inks of black, white and grayuntil the tinter stroked her […]
Job, a Conversation with God
“The Lord has given,and the Lord has taken away;blessed be the name of the Lord.” Blessed? I’m not so sure.My faith feels shreddedby shards of painfrom the broken windowof my life.(And Job groans) “All the world’s a stage….”and I am the master player,tossing Jobs from stage to stage,castles to dung heaps every day.(And God smiles) […]
Your Sword of Luck
Suffer your heart’s gateway open.Rust those blades with your tears. May the point of luck be with you. Smear that blood upon your cloak.Hold fast the opening in your soul. May your staff of will be your luck. Spin your wheel among the stars.Hang on dangling for the upswing. May the luck of Jupiter shine […]