it is finished. and
because He lives, that means
this is not the end.

a life incredible, vivid, excellent.
it is finished. and
because He lives, that means
this is not the end.
at dawn death rolled back
Read Morethe Lamb of God chased
the money changers out of
the temple.
the crowd gathers in,
eager, excited, waiting
for the arrival
of the champion.
in the park
the japanese magnolia is shedding
its petals
two syllables turn despair back to delight
Read Morewe planted the peas today
rolled their plump green bodies
into the black bacterial dust
gardeners call inoculant
and then tucked them one by one
under the soil
today the warmth returned
and the blond-haired boys were
running wild through beds
of brittle hydrangea
and barren rose canes
when the littlest
still unsteady on his feet
caught his teddybear bib on a thorn