Yes

Tall Timbers Ranch
September 2017

You whisper at my back: so soft.

I groan. I don’t know what you mean.

But I say “yes.” You knew I would.

I can’t say “no” to all that blood.

That cross: I know well what it means.

But what that whisper means; I don’t.

And on, and on, you go: so still

Behind my shoulder; and your touch

So silent. Tell me louder, please...

You’re crazy, God! To work this way

And keep me going, wondering what

And where it leads: through doubt and fear,

And grace, and sudden “doing it.”

You whisper at my back: so soft.

I laugh. Insane! I love you! Yes!

September 13, 2017