A poem by Eric Martin.
Eric teaches classes on theology & social movements in Los Angeles, and is the author of The Writing on the Wall: Signs of Faith Against Fascism.
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Psalm 150: With What You Have
By Eric Martin
The pilgrim slept in with the gods
until Spring dripped from the fingers of every tree.
She leapt out hungry into the fields
and heard the hymns of sparrows in flight
and children in chase
and somewhere the bats upside down.
For a moment she thought she saw
the taxman barefoot and eating cherry popsicles.
The sun pressed itself upon her,
armpits swelling with sweat,
and the grass itched
and the buds gained confidence
and the sky shouted “infinity!” at everything. Continue reading “Psalm 150: With What You Have”
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