Subj : [CHRISTIA] new poetry, "I Shake Another" To : Practical Christian Life From : Mark Date : Sun Jun 14 2020 12:57:45 From: lamppoet@CENTURYTEL.NET (Mark) We are not nearly as far apart as we observe. "I Shake Another" ("But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love." Psalm 33:18) See, the way you see; behold, the way you try the microscope to find deeper than you knew till now. There are pools with swimming beings, creatures unseen until magnification. Look, the way you look; observe the way you try the telescope to spell the names of stars furthers still. There are clothes with worn holes spinning, sequins unseen, but we had conjectured. When I shake your hand I bring the bits of dust and various lint from the hands of those I chose to greet so much earlier. When you shake my hand with your other dust and further lint, you leave with me the postcard (though subatomic) of everywhere you've been; perhaps recently, And then I shake another, and hug a friend, I wipe a tear, and begin or end, or take the bending of time beyond laborious thought into a sharing of the single world my hands have explored. It is better to avoid boredom by dreaming boundaries have dissolved than scheming higher walls to keep the unseemly outlawed. Let us fear Him, the All-Mighty and All-Persuasive; how dare we presume up His perfect Freedom, His Art and Grace in designing this space without our suggestions or outmoded notions. And, dare I observe that from His seat about and beyond, from His throne within the atomic bond, He, the One God, feels your enemy's pain because Your enemy is the epitome of His ultimate creation. Feeling, mark p. lamppoet@centurytel.net Mark's Blog (to be removed from the list, simply reply with the request: "Please remove". God's best!) For subscription information, visit To leave the list, send the command UNSUB CHRISTIA to LISTSERV@LISTS.ASU.EDU --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .