"there are days"
by Thom M. Shuman

there are days
when i go through 3 pens
crafting my to-do list:
from the moment
the alarm shoves me
out of bed
until my pillow
rocks me to sleep,
i am going and doing and running,
cleaningwashingshopping
cookingservingclearing -

and then,
Jesus comes in the door,
sits me down at the table,
pours me a cup of coffee, saying,
"Be still. Shush. Listen. Learn."

there are days
when i am all ears
pondering the Word,
listening to God whisper,
being lullabied by the Spirit,
sittingreflectingdoingnothing
silenthushedthinking

and then Amos interrupts
my alone time,
saying,
"You wanna learn something?
Come sit at the feet of the poor;
they'll teach you more about
faithhopelovelife
compassiongracegentlenss
than you'll ever need."

there are days....

(c) 2007 Thom M. Shuman