Monday, April 7, 2008

"Chancing to Drive By!"

“Fifty-six thousand cars a day”

Each with person or persons totally precious to a Heavenly Father... Waiting to adopt them

“Fifty-six thousand a day”

Galilean fisherman called to fish for incalculably valuable humans

“Fifty-six thousand a day”

First glance evokes unprepared response silent or spoken. Yes! --- it belongs there on the sloping hill--- like a rock outcropping--- or a grove of fall aspen

“Fifty-six thousand a day”

Yes! --- even the colors are quietly startling at first. --- Not unlike a defiant tuft of wildflowers. Goldens--- browns--- dancing in the wind

II

“Fifty-six thousand cars a day”

One is compelled to a second glance which quickly becomes a stare---. “Bold Cubes”--- “Sharp Angles” become one splash of art

Crisp, cutting yet clean--- and puzzling to the pioneers! “More than modern” Jewel maker diamond cut lines--- “Starship” poised for galactic cruise. Cacophony of architectural rhythms becoming a merged melody--- all journeying to childhood

“Fifty-six thousand a day”

Slender dagger like an unfinished strange cross

is it a cross--- not proud--- standing straight--- erect like a million on empty churches

Entirely too slender it leans begging for steel support--- or a shoulder. Defining softly, eloquently like a flute in the midst of crashing symbols--- a church for the unchurched--- daring to celebrate differences

“Fifty-six thousand cars”

Unfinished--- a cross--- “softly” in our face--- that whispers refusing to forget those who still bear crosses

Pain--- homeless--- anger--- loneliness--- starving children. --- Always we will now hear him whisper “Come take up your cross and follow me.”

We will not study history we will make history
Caleb

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