February 16th

“Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning;” 1 John 2:7a

it was the switch you threw
that first moment to illuminate
creation beginning to bloom.
it was the spoon that stirred
the elements in the falling rain
which filled the seas.
it was the breath that moved
the leaves in the trees
and filled the lungs of ancestors –
love.
as old as dirt and
fresh as the breath
of the person leaning over
to whisper in our ears,
and all you hope
is that

we will never stop
giving it away.

(c) Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman