WATER, RIGHT 

BELOW YOUR FEET

Poem for April 1, 2014

LIFTING THE HAGAR HEEL

Dying for water,
Hagar went racing
back and forth in the valley
but forgot to look
in the obvious places first

What she needed most
was right there all along,
under the heel of her foot
All it took was a nudge
from an angel's wing

Little self, panting the world,
take a hint.
Lift your heel,
look! - find your own
long-buried Zamzam spring.

(c) Mohja Kahf

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Hagar Text: Read

Genesis 21: 1-21