One muggy and unusual night, I woke at 3 AM, hazily recalled predictions of spectacular meteor showers, and dragged a sleepy Larry with me out to our driveway to watch for meteorites. After craning our necks for a few minutes that seemed like hours, we finally saw one or two tiny, magnificent flashes. It was a catch-it-in-the-corner-of-your-eye type thing. There and gone. Blink and you miss it. We stumbled back inside and I couldn't sleep for the Glory of God's night sky. Words pelted my brain and I had to write them down. (See the very first post: Meteors at Night.)

Like the meteor shower, my inspiration often comes unbidden at night in quick bursts that demand my attention. I get excited about it. I don't want to miss it, not any of it. Not one quick flash, not one Illumined moment, not one whisper from God.

I'm trying hard to catch it and collect it and put it all in one sky. You're welcome to do a little gazing here anytime.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Easy


The computer tech made it look easy –
Killing that digital chaos, turning
Dysfunction into function, and,
With a few skillful strokes,
Making malware a memory.

Is death like that?

The executioner made it look easy –
Red combed head between the two nails,
A swift pull on two chicken feet,
A hatchet to the chopping block –
Blink and it’s over.
The living done.
Crowing turned to silence,
A rooster to reason,
Life to purpose.
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