April 29–May 5 ❘ All Beggars

Written By Merrijane Rice

All Beggars

Less than dust,
I scrape, scratch,
grub for something to fill
more than stomach
more than a day.

I plead and pray,
woo and worry the Lord.
He pours in, coaxes out
till I unfurl like flower
toward warmth and light,

then He turns, tips
my vision earthward
where others still search,
still hope like so many seeds
to sprout in the sun.

Merrijane Rice
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