Prayers
for David


As rain delights an ocean
and winds caress a train,
I pray to please You.

As a tree feels an egg tremble
and grass sees the leaves dying,
I breathe so You can hear it.

As the sun hold hotly to the earth
and a bee dances on a mango,
You love me. I pray to remember.

When the speed is so staggering
I feel still, You are the ecstatic wheel.
You began this. You brought me

to this madness. You course through me
in waves, but also awkward spasms--
I pray be gentle with me.

I pray these ridiculous things
so for one moment I can speak to you,
and wait to hear.

3/28/99