Mary Samuels, a Presbyterian,
called them “tricky things” —
the hand dip and swooping
genuflection, kneelers,
chest thumps and
thumb-wrought crosses —
overdrawn feints
to fool the mind of God!
Mary Samuels, a Presbyterian,
called them “tricky things” —
the hand dip and swooping
genuflection, kneelers,
chest thumps and
thumb-wrought crosses —
overdrawn feints
to fool the mind of God!




Love, a ribbon of light,
troubles me from bed and
out the door,
unfurling and
curling back,
tying me to my neighbor

Though we bang the door for answers
and throttle the concierge

First it snows blossoms,
then it snows hail,
then it snows snow