Greatest Satisfaction

I said, "Sometimes the greatest satisfaction
comes from the two words, 'File Uploaded.'"

She looked up from her notebook.
"A good conversation about the lack 
of intellectualism in modern society
can stir the spirit as well."

I thought for a second, closed my computer,
and said, "Perhaps knowing three days out
that one will soon be comfortable is enough."

She replied, "Looks like someone needs 
to go on a six-mile run after pressing <Send>."

"Sounds good."  I went on, "To be followed
immediately by some smart media coordination."

She said, "Remember to never let go of the mind
of the oppressed and of those who suffer from
never accepting their lack of compliance."

What then are we to say about these things? – Romans 8:31

Word that dances 
from mouth to mouth,
bringing sound to silence
and silence to sound,
inquiry remains on our lips,
like the divine smell of lilacs 
in the spring air, lightly lingering;
share an answer we can live with
and make it fierce
because the fragrance
of the questions stuns us
into quietness.
Amen.

Butterweed

Once again I am at my little writing desk
that belonged to my grandmother,
originally used for a sewing table,
asking the wisps of air that dance before me.

Only, questions come slower than they
did just the day before.  Is it the pollen
that befuddles?  Age?  Or the moon not
being in proper formation with the stars?

Whatever question is asked, perhaps
the answer lies in the yellow butterweed
I see on the forest floor across
the valley from where I sit and wonder.

Completion

In a time of great debt, slowly build 
a reserve of a bit of extra.  Respond
to those demanding a response.
Do so gently.  And, while others carry 
hell, devote yourself to a fairly 
weird act hinting at satisfaction 
though completion lies distant 
around the next unforeseen turn.

Bidden

I said, "Once bidden,
I abide."

She replied, "It is as if one never 
went to the principal's office."

Confused, again, I asked, "And
isn't it attention that leads
to taking care?"

She answered, "Remember,
though we come from the middle
we live now on the edges."

Smiling, "Steadfast devotion
makes for a great theme party."

She said, "You would make a
great entertainer role model."

The Middle

There IS life in the middle
	though the in-between 
	tends to get lost
	in the midst of the
	glitz of glamor 
	and the angered angst of
	"I didn't have nuthin'
	and look what I made of myself."
	At least,
	middling,
	one can shout the words that dazzle
	and create an idol
	for the audience making them believe
	...as if you still don't have anything
but are doing just fine.

We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now. – Romans 8:22

Birther,
First One,
Original Giver,
Primordial Cause,
how often have you groaned
in your labor pains?  In ours,
so many cries of infinite pain
for infinite wants meant to 
dazzle our souls for a brief
time.  Now, how will you
answer each and every one?
Amen.