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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT

No matter how many times
you've seen it happen, whether
it had been forecast or not,
you will be hopelessly enchanted
when you wake to a white wonderworld.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

A REFLECTION ON MICAH 4:3

Turning a sword into a plowshare
can be done with some serious
pounding and shaping. The same
goes for making pruning hooks
out of spears. To turn an automatic
weapon (think Glock) into
a useful tool is a bit more
complicated. Any ideas?

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

STRATEGY

Marvin has a new snowblower, bought
it last month and no doubt’s
been hoping it would snow ever
since. Now it has and he’s over there
clearing his driveway. He’s been at
it since 5 AM. Couldn’t wait
to get started even though
he doesn’t leave for work till 8.

There are rules that apply.
I can’t ask but I can
lean on my shovel and shake
my head and make
myself look pathetic and
if that doesn’t work
I can wait till I’m sure
he’s looking my way.

And wave.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

KARMA KICKS IN

If you were lucky enough
to have a little sister
I hope you were kinder
to her than the boy
who took wicked
delight in filling her
days with assorted pokes
pushes and taunts all
designed to make her
cry or at least yell for
mother

If you were a nasty
little turd like that
I hope one afternoon that when
the two of you were playing
with Lincoln Logs and
you were up to your
usual meannesses
she picked one up and broke
it over your head

Lord
knows I had it
coming