Meramac Mornings

Morning Worship

Watching people gather
to fish
reminds me of the community
coming for worship.
A few settle into the pew
to prayerfully prepare

    Silently now I wait for thee
    Ready my God, Thy will to see

Most are talking
greeting family or friends
Others focus on the ligatures
of liturgy

     This is the day the Lord has made
     Let us rejoice and be glad in it

Maramec Morning

they gather quietly

each seeking a place

along the river bank

or in the current

some tinker with hooks and lures

others wait expectantly

listening for the signal

for fishing to begin

a siren's wail

shatters the morning silence ...

then a whispered whoosh

of casting lines ...

watch out -- fish!