Spring Shower

The sun steps out to see the rain-soaked earth,

Washed clean, sparkling, springy with fresh green.

Tiny leaves like puppies poke their noses from bare branches;

White and yellow grassflowers brave a look at the sky, unafraid;

And every puddle shimmers with its own sun.

The Healer

Forced labor

Hands chapped

Feet swollen, crippled

You arise

Broken body

Twisted, useless limbs

Eyes scabbed and blind

You show up

Bruised face

Arms, legs bloody

Spirit crushed

You present yourself

Murderous heart

Lustful eyes

Swathed in choking sin

You appear

At the end of human capability, past the edges of our facade

The Healer lives

Waiting

As through the stars you peer,

You follow what she's doing,

And long to see her, hold her,

Your beloved.

As through the stars we gaze,

With open face, moved to worship,

We long to see you, touch you,

Beloved One.

The promise has been made:

Two will join in marriage.

Heaven and Earth will meet

To celebrate.

But till the day dawns,

We yearn in midnight hours,

Watching, waiting, longing for

Your face.