Wonder

I wonder who’s kissing him now?
licking his wounds?
cutting his toenails?
caluses?
sweeping his crumbs?
trimming his beard?
manicures?
buying his socks?
laughing at his jokes?
stocking his pantry?
paying Verizon?
buying the gas?
trusting him each day?
understanding?

I wonder.

Pattern #45 Invisible Links

Cave in Iceland

weights compress crystal
ice fossils converge:carbon
converts to diamond

sometimes a sweet connection comes to me in text,
or guitar strings,
or e-mail touches.
other times it is a tear in an eye,
or a grateful sigh.
these links of understanding crystallize in my inner cave
and light my way

Riddle#27 Holy Mountain

Attention!
From the stump will grow a shoot! Isaiah 11:1
The Spirit will rest upon Him:
wisdom
understanding
counsel
might
knowledge
obedience
insight
truth
fairness
wolf and lamb
leopard and goats
lions and cows
babies and snakes
Nothing will hurt or destroy in all God’s holy mountain.
A glorious place!

Holy Mountain
A shoot
from the stump
grows
wisdom
might
fairness:
leopards and goats share
babies and snakes share
Nothing hurts or destroys on God’s Holy Mountain!

Virtual

Virtual

I went to Catholic school
Where virtues reigned!

Posture mattered.
Penmanship won medals.

Kneeling straight
Got approving nods.

Staying in line
Was the sole way to advance.

Now here I am in
Virtual reality.

With a universal view:
From Middle East to China.

USA – a passing view
From satellite.

Sandwiched in
Between script and ancient sages.

Bowing for my bread
Tiny steps to understanding

The power in the clouds
The virtual magnificence of virtue’s child!
9/11/12
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