Archive - Mar 2017
March 2nd
The Snowflake
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 03/02/2017 - 21:12I pause to consider
the snowflake
that has landed
on the handle of my shovel.
Was it part
of the waters
that were separated
from the dry land
on the third day?
Was it part
of the sweat
that fell from Adam’s brow
after he was cursed?
Was it part
of the great flood
God sent
to destroy corruption?
Was it part
of the river
that brought
the infant Moses
to Pharaoh?
Was it part
of the Red Sea
that Moses
parted
providing a path
for the Israelites?
Was it in the Jordan River
when Jesus was baptized
or in the jars of purification
at the wedding feast?
Was it part
of the water that flowed
from the pierced side
of Jesus?
Did it irrigate
hazelnut trees
in the time of Julian
in Norwich?
And what will become of it
after it melts,
flows into the pond
and rejoins
the great cycle
of evapotranspiration?
“It lasts
and ever shall
for God Loves it”
March 1st
Making Eden Great
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 06:39Now the serpent was more crafty
than any of the wild animals
the LORD God had made
and he said to Adam and Eve,
“I’m going to make Eden great again.
I will be the greatest president
that God ever created.”
When they heard the boasts
and found them pleasing to the ear,
they cast their vote for the serpent
and elected him their leader.
Then they heard the sound of the Lord God
walking in the garden
and they were afraid,
so they said to the serpent,
build a wall to keep us safe
and drive out those who are different from us.
When the Lord heard this he said,
“Because you have done this
by the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
from which you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”
Yet still the serpent boasted
“and when I return to dust,
I’ll be the greatest dust ever”,
and the serpent’s daughter
made fancy clothes
that were too expensive
and nobody liked
and tried to sell them in the stores.
And so the serpent started working on his agenda
And he attacked the judges and reporters
That thwarted or criticized him
And he said
“Nobody knew that healthcare
could be so complicated.”
