valley of Baca
they make a place of
springs;
the early rain also covers it
with pools." Psalm 84:6
those faithful folks still caring
for the ones struggling to rebuild
after all the camera crews
(and the world) has moved on.
the children who, rather than
filling buckets with candy, asked
their neighbors for spare change
to help their homeless classmate.
the clean-up crews who worked
long, hard, extra hours to sweep
up the litter of jubilant celebrations
after the superstars absorbed all the cheers.
there are still saints in our midst,
walking through our neighborhoods
as unnoticed, as ridiculed, as forgotten
as all the others throughout the ages.
(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman
Venmo: @Thom-Shuman
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