Leap of Faith

"It's time for a leap of faith," he says,
without knowing that
today is a day when
every single step is
a leap of faith.

Every breath is drawn in faith
every heartbeat echoes with faith
every blink, every touch
every tear.
falls, in faith.

lunar eclipse, december 21, 2010

We could have slept
right through the solstice miracle
but we set the alarm
and woke up at 2:29.
It was winter cold and the clouds
were flying, blowing, blocking
the light of the diminishing moon.
We were not particularly impressed.
And then the sky cleared.

I learned that diminishing can be lovely.
Shadows can define.
Brightness is not everything.
Loss is gain.

The moon is not flat as we see it.
It is round, and full,
on the longest night of the year.

And the stars looked brilliant,
as if they were happy to be free
from having to live up
to someone else's expectations.

Heaven's Floorboards

The bare tree sways, and it moans,
pulls at my heart. It's like an unoiled door,
or more like the ancient floors of
grandma's house,
like unavoidable step on the staircase to
her bedroom.
In the dark, windy backyard
I hear the sound of God's footsteps.