lines

God has all the lines
silky ribbons
strong cables
kite strings
guy wires
shoe lacings
railroad tracks
woolly yarn
basketball netting
laser tracings
package twine
an arrow's path
a map's pattern
the beaten path
the secret wanderings
heart beats
clothes lines
telephone wires
apron strings
fence wire
fishing line

all knit into a healing cradle
waiting for my collapse into his grace
how can i miss being caught in his love

-mll