Holy Thursday

“For I eat ashes like bread,

   and mingle tears with my

         drink,”  Psalm 102:9

gathering up the ashes

from the bonfire where

we tossed mercy, hope, peace,

   you shape them into

   a loaf of love;

as your tears seep

into the cup in your hand,

   you transform them

   into the bitter wine

   of grace

© 2019 Thom M. Shuman