The chip in the mug
lets my lip know the sipping side.
Burnt beans and water mark
the morning begun.
Just out of daybreak’s glare,
we prop on pillows and psalms,
choosing once and future dreams
to share before chores.
You can call Love what you want,
I know what fills my cup, spills
into a smile.
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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