Saturday, October 4, 2008

Any smiling face

is God

trying to improve your mood.

Sometimes

fevers come

from God


and


Sometimes

God comes

from fevers.


It is a strange,

strange world

in which we live.

Every step taken

is one towards God.


It is only when we stop moving

that we cannot feel Him.

Devotion

is a thing complicated;

How do I know where You are

if You won't tell me?

Command me and I will go,

but don't leave me here

guessing--I'll flounder every time.

The Fall of Man

On His slow walk home,

God put you in His shirt pocket

to keep you close by His heart.

He, regrettably, didn't notice the hole;

though He did let out a little gasp of surprise

when He felt you slip out.


Now, years later,

if you stand outside

looking up at the night sky,

you can see the concern in His eyes

and feel the warmth of His grasping hand

as he reaches out to catch you

before you hit the ground.

No One Said Anything Back

I closed my eyes last night and the world exploded,

expanding beyond everything I knew

until I couldn't recognize it anymore.


"Hello?" I ventured tentatively,


but no one said anything back.

A Challenge

I want to see

how you would do

spending just an hour

stuck in this

infinite heart of Mine.