HOW EMPIRE'S LANGUAGE SURFACES

THIRD WEDNESDAY IN LENT

HOW EMPIRE'S LANGUAGE SURFACES

and to break every yoke.

            Isaiah 58:6

The fast is required for abundance,

the robed man says. I read his words

every day. I want caffeine. Ripe

cherries from high places

and dried on sidewalks

in poor countries, roasted

in stainless kettles

in my home town.

Add running water for all,

            every where,

with faucets and valves.

Add the contents of my refrigerator.

Add technology, teachers,

replaceable printer's ink cartridges--

Clothes with cool colors

and shoes that jump. Code language:

Study and discernment. Tread lightly.

Hold the coffee. Hold for Ignatius.

Jim Bodeen

27 February--1 March 2018