
SOMETIMES POETRY
from a Birmingham pastor
Last Place Winner
after winning the age group with a last-place finish in a 5K
Three Haikus
submitted for an August 2021 contest
Have Mercy On My People
a hymn
The Bivocational Burden
in gratitude for the full-time pastorate
Rounding Up Rabbits
pondering de Tocqueville’s concerns over forced social equality
Sugar Plum Fairy
in admiration of the ballet and music
Wondering
upon the unexpected death of a friend
Springtime Still is Beautiful
a villanelle
Ode to a Big Tree
upon leaving Virginia for Alabama