flurries

so                           many

          old

ways      to

describe snow

but                         when    flakes

fall

randomly

on a blue             jay          in

    October                           beside

a tan            squirrel

at the                    base    of      a

pine         it’s            kinda

        new

Mennonites 2019

you wanna know about Mennonites*

build big churches now

big wide stages

drum sets

electric guitars and lots of microphones

pews nicely padded

or maybe just cushioned chairs

all in neat rows

banners hang walls with scripture

and

and

a white cross hangs from ceiling

beautifully balanced

but it ain’t just a cross

oh no

it’s gotta have some use

it’s also got Bose speakers

inside

connected to the sound booth

technician controls all

*to quote PF

leaps of boyhood

he’s got red guitar shirt

and pizza shorts

bare feet stand the stairs

bounce ball

down

each

stair

and then follow

jump the last three steps

in a graceful ballet

all body parts in harmony

first right foot in the       air

then left pushes off

just the right amount

in flight left catches up

while body leans              forward

braces for impact

knees flex on landing

hands come forward to touch floor

smile “hah”

so simple

 it looks

but it’s a symphony

of movement

such joy in what we can do