evidence

The Evidence
10-24-04

And if I look to the sky at dusk
I can make believe that I so behold the light of dawn
As we will have no need to market the ivory of an elephant's tusk
When we possess the blessings of warm welcomes
Of cold frost upon our front lawn
And so we show that we love in the offerings of sacrifices and gifts
As all of such faults can be mended
As sealed back up are fissures and rifts
And so sewn back together are all clefts and breaches
As we take our whole lives in learning what love is
As it is such, the Spirit so teaches
And when the sun goes down it matters no longer
If the sky was gray
As in our firmament so is evidence of creation
In its ostentatious display.....





The Trinket
10-24-04

And if we are indeed brothers
We ought not rule over one another with rigor
And if the juice we drink seems a little bit too sour
Then we ought to swallow our pride and allow ourselves to add sugar
And I went to an antique shop and picked up a coffee cup
That was older than me and I took another trip to the kitchen
To fill it again to the brim
So I can be all that I can be
But we need put our faith tonight in better things than these
For in order to get to the honey
We need to get past a swarm of bees
And we see what is sweet that can come from the lion slain
And we will look back on this with dignity
Knowing it has not been in vain....