shall we let the shofar call

Sunday
sun rests behind the gray
while the rain
considers working
even
if Earth is called to rest

or call it Saturday
or Friday
night
the call to rest is there
cessation
take up each things
don’t drag the chair across
a dirt floor
not
for fear of retribution but because
of the gift of love
and
yes
there’s room for interpretation
as time and we have changed
though God
has not
and yet seems to meet us
where
we are
as we could track the visitations and new
miracles

a day
and if we turn recreation into a business
infested with the mock virtue of
busyness
then we should drop
those
occupations for another form
of work

and play without the need to win or shop to win

to take the rest
as we smart people
know
how it goes

an honest sabbath
day
that’s all
and should we have it
is
we know
so much

c l couch


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