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.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

They tell me their stories





They tell me their stories –

Tentatively, at first, then
Freely –
Like bright blood flowing from a
Deep, deep wound.

We compare notes then,
Two strangers
Sharing what makes them
Sisters.

We deliver details:
Diagnosis, prognosis,
Timetables, treatment.

We offer each other hope,
Like the starving feeding the hungry
Every last crumb they have.

We stand for just a moment on the
Common ground of cancer.

I listen.
They talk.

They tell me their stories.
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