Mary Always Knew
Mary always knew
there was more to Him than met the eye.
And now, she was looking into his eyes.
in a way that only a mother can.
She wasn't going to make a scene
She detested violence
The voices were raised
The crowd was jostling
This was not about her.
She knew that.
This was always bigger than her.
Bigger than she could ever be
She smiles and cries and feels the pride well up
He looked dazed but not defeated
She thought
Tired but not exhausted
If...
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Graffiti
scrawled
on a concrete wall
an initial
scribbled
on a wooden desk
a pattern
stained
on a textbook
a tattoo
mark
on naked skin
Who are we?
Vandals,
Carvers,
Artists,
Sculptures?
We're all trying to say
The same thing
I'm unique
I'm someone
I'm vulnerable
I'm ephemeral
I'm passing
O God
Don't forget
My name
Remember me
In your Kingdom
I was listening to the Janice Forsyth Show on Radio Scotland last Saturday. i'm a bit of a fan of Janice. I like her style and her selection of music. Anyway she played a Paul Simon number called "Slip Slidin' Away" I hadn't heard it in a long time, but it sure describes all our antics in this weather. I was out visiting round the parish yesterday and before long I was slip slidin'away. However i must say a big thank you to the gritters for dropping past the church...