January 2, 2021
TO SEE GOD
when I stop to look around me,
I see walls, rug, floor, ceiling,
I see books on shelves,
photographs on end tables,
the salt and pepper shakers on
the kitchen table and people
moving back and forth – and
when I close my eyes,
I sense YOU GOD in one of those
clouds we go through
on an airplane flight – up
and through till we come out into
bright, bright light – on the other
side of everything – much more
real than a shake of salt or pepper
or a tea bag in my cup or hot water.