Prodigal Pop

A curtain of birds
slights the silver bay light.
June vines vault the hedge
with berry blossoms and thorns.

Our son’s offered work, and
my coffee’s warm as the sun.
I’ll seek counsel
to deal with happy.

A timely God
is all we ask,
an Eternal Smile
is how He answers.

This parenting thing
covers the world,
uncovers the heart,
discovers the real.

My father would say,
“So soon old, so late
smart,” The walk sign
is flashing at the crossroad of joy.

Will Schmit

Will Schmit is a volunteer outreach prison minister for Lifehouse Church in McKinleyville Ca. He is the author of Head Lines A Sixty Day Guide to Personal Psalmistry and Jesus Inside A Prison Minister's Memoir and Training Manual both available at Amazon Books and www.schmitbooks.com. The website also includes poetry, ministry updates, and music downloads from Bring To Glory a CD of spoken word with coffee house jazz.

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