Sunday, March 08, 2020

second sunday in lent


“My soul thirsts for God,
    for the living God.”  Psalm 42:2

knowing how parched
is my soul, the barkeep
pulls out the bottle of aged
death, nodding as he starts
to pour, then smiling as i say,
‘make it a double,’
not noticing you outside,
handing out bottles of life
distilled in your heart

© 2020 Thom M. Shuman

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