EMERGENCE

I ask questions, I put them to the night.
I receive answers and ask
more questions, variations on a
theme. Unborn blades of grass
scream underneath the surface of the dirt.

Each day, of course, has its own
little miracles, and its own burden.
Soon we will realize
how closely tied together they are—
how this salvation
will lead to many salvations,
and how this failure will lead to many others.

(23 October 2006)