CHRIST
IN WINTER: Reflections on Faith for the Years of Winter… ©
The
rain is steady and hard this morning, and promises to be that way all day. We
are going to drive two hours for a family mini-reunion. Given the realities of
age and distance, it will be the last time we see some of those folks who have
been so important to us for so long. It makes me think of this little “poem” I
wrote as a “daily” poem last February…
FEBRUARY
19
We
bought the final place today.
Not
the one that’s in the ground.
called
our final resting place.
The
one just before it.
The
place where life is pleasant,
“not
far from the pool,”
where
no little children pester,
or
memories intrude.
It’s
surely “close to shopping”
and
far from all that matters.
the
place to wind it down
until
we hurt so much
we
are willing to move on…
John
Robert McFarland
johnrobertmcfarland@gmail.com
I
tweet as yooper1721.
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