Today's Sermon

 Today's Sermon

Don't worry, friends, I am not prompting you to write a religious sermon.  So you can all breathe a sign of relief. Smiles.

What I want you to do first is read this poem Today's Sermon by Cheryl Dumesnil.  If you go to the link, you can hear her read it as well!

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TODAY’S SERMON

is slop buckets knocking 

against each other

and a towel cart 

squeaking down the hall

and grease stains 

worked into cracked palms.

Today’s sermon is

red-wing blackbirds

dive-bombing a raven

with yolk on its beak.

Today’s sermon is 

spring leaves as tiny 

soldiers receiving 

soot with open hands.

Today’s sermon is 

a fifteen-dollar 

garage sale bike 

and now the kid

can ride to school

like everybody else.

Today’s sermon is

dragging grace around

like a rust-eaten wagon

pretending it’s whole.

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Then reflect on what you could write using the title "Today's Sermon."  Think of everyday things, or things that are not so everyday.  Let your mind wander.  Try to write in short stanzas as the author does and repeat the words "Today's sermon" a number of times in your poem.  

I look forward to reading your 'sermon' --oops -- reading your poetic thoughts!

When you have written your poem, link it into Mr. Linky below.  Leave a comment, if you have any thoughts.  And visit other linkers who post during the week.  Mr. Linky will close Sunday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time.