WHENEVER I MAKE LISTS-poem [T, 12-8-20]

 

CHRIST IN WINTER: Reflections on Faith & Life for the Years of Winter

WHENEVER I MAKE LISTS-poem   [T, 12-8-20]

 

Whenever I make lists—

--and I make plenty—

be it items or people or tasks

I always forget one

not by choice but by chance

I mention this

not to pique your interest

so that you will peek

behind the list

to see what puzzle

I have posed

No, it must be

to keep me searching

for that one

item or person or task

that will complete the list

that will make me

whole

 

John Robert McFarland