Prayer Carved Into My Dining Room Table
Oh God unvarnish uncut this wooden table and carry its bones to a walnut grove in Luverne, Minnesota. Caress its leaves with a gentle breeze And sing it softly when it dies a natural death. Take from my mother’s eyes the sight of her son as a man and hide it in the palm of your great hand. Gather up your seed, and return it to your basket. What has come too far bring home again. Take the moment I…














