OLD DISCS 5-25-17

OLD DISCS 5-25-17

I have old guy discs

in my neck

as well as in my CD player

which means I have a pain

in the neck.

As long as it is low

and dull, this pain,

I relish it, like the bitter

taste of pickled blossoms.

It reminds me that yes,

I am still alive

and see your face.

When the pain is gone,

so am I.

Pain tells me to pay

attention, to fix

what must be fixed

and tells me when it becomes

too high and sharp

instead of low and dull,

that now is the time

to slip into the player

that Tom Paxton disc

that says “I can’t help but wonder

where I’m bound…”

JRMcF

No, I’m not writing again. I have said all I know to say about Christ In Winter. This is just today’s closer.