CREATION-a poem 10-22-16

CHRIST IN WINTER: Reflections on Faith for the Years of Winter… ©

My parents, in their chaotic love,

created me, as God, in love,

created the process

of creation. So when I felt

a pang this morning

in the garage, a flash

of sadness as I crushed

the little cardboard box beneath

my foot and placed it gently

in the bin where stuff must go

to be recycled, an unseen

critic sneered

and said, “How stupid. No soul

in that box. One of millions

just like it.”

Exactly, I replied.

Just like me.

JRMcF

johnrobertmcfarland@gmail.com

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