Poetic Responses to Psalms and Scripture
Praise is fitting for loyal
hearts. Ps. 33
Some people raise
their hands and faces
pulsating with joy,
shouting, “Yes Lord!”
I curl my fingers
around a coffee cup,
looking long
into my friend’s tired face.
Who put her here?
Her husband’s work leaves her
alone with grown sons,
their internet gambling,
never enough milk.
She complains.
I hum, “Yes, Lord”—
about her daughter’s budding breasts,
“Lord have mercy!”
We all
get to say what we like.
I search for words
that kiss. |
-- By:
Ms. Karen Jessee, OP - -
a member of the Dominican
Laity, St. Mary Magdelene Group in Raleigh, NC. She writes and
teaches, living with her husband and children near Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
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