fifty-one

“For with you is the fountain of life;

    in your light we see light.” Psalm 36:9

even

in the deepest shadows,

hope’s wick does not burn

down;

even

when bitterness continues

to parch the throats

of all in the deserts

of despair,

your drops of grace

slowly gather into

a wild-rushing river

of justice

© 2020 Thom M. Shuman