Screwtape Letters comes
to an unplanned, prolonged pause.
Was it the devil’s doing?
~
Tempting the saintly:
this surprise intermission
may lead some to the snack bar.
Screwtape Letters comes
to an unplanned, prolonged pause.
Was it the devil’s doing?
~
Tempting the saintly:
this surprise intermission
may lead some to the snack bar.
Must unexpected
contact always engender
caution, distrust, suspicion?
~
The way we react
to the unexpected, can
tell us much about ourselves.
He looks at the world
with soft eyes, a tender heart,
and an open mind.
~
And in so doing,
rent asunder the dark veil
revealing glimmers of hope.
That murder of crows
brawling at the pasture’s edge,
for what scraps are they scrapping?
~
It’s possible they
are mimicking us, hoping
we’ll catch on in time.
As they look forward,
I look back and see the ways
they, once so very shy, have grown
~
Grown in impatience
and weary condescension
evidenced by their groaning.
Let’s change our focus
from daily complaints
to what feeds our souls.
~
Compassionate acts,
performed without agenda;
truly a feast worth sharing.
Because lichen can thrive
in hostile environments
doesn’t mean everyone can.
~
Like us, lichens need
clean, fresh air to survive and
we’re threatening even that.
In this modern age,
it seems every call to arms
should foster skepticism.
~
Instead, in these times
it’s the call to have a heart
that evokes skepticism.
What happens when the White House
decides who can talk
and what they can say?
~
The message remains
consistent and the party
continues on unchanging.
Be on the look-out
for acts of kindness. They are
more numerous than we think.
~
More numerous, yes,
but lacking in the drama
to command the news cycle.