March 2018
This year, my husband and I are empty-nesters, and I am enjoying some extra spaces of time amidst my usual hectic schedule of teaching at a state university. This past year, I published my 11th collection of poetry and first short story collection.
Rocking Chair Hymn
And praise be this chair
with its waltz of the heart
that dips with the breeze
and the lilt of the lark.
And praise the pulse there
in the stretch of the limbs
in both person and tree
as we two-step with Him
in the motion of nature,
the beat we breathe in,
the rhythm of earth,
the dance and the hymn.
previously published in True, False, None of the Above
And praise be this chair
with its waltz of the heart
that dips with the breeze
and the lilt of the lark.
And praise the pulse there
in the stretch of the limbs
in both person and tree
as we two-step with Him
in the motion of nature,
the beat we breathe in,
the rhythm of earth,
the dance and the hymn.
previously published in True, False, None of the Above
© 2018 Marjorie Maddox
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