April 24th

"Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp; he called it the tent of meeting . . . Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend." Exodus 33:7, 11a

Friend God,

in the tent made out
of sheets over furniture
as ghost stories are told
on dark and stormy nights,

in the intimate conversation

shared in a tea shop with

a friend we haven't seen in ages,

in the silence of a graveyard

as an old man tells of his day

to his lifelong love lying

beneath his feet, we meet

you face to face.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman