THE WOMAN ASKS ABOUT THE PIN ON MY SHIRT

 

IN THE NARTHEX, FOLLOWING WORSHIP,

THE WOMAN ASKS ABOUT THE PIN

ON MY SHIRT JUST ABOVE THE POCKET

            for my jeweler, Marty Lovins

First thing, Do you see the bottlecap?

What? The bottlecap. The bottlecap.

OK. Inside the bottlecap, find the silver.

Yes, the silver. A lump of silver.

It has a molten look, like it’s running,

like hot lava. That’s the silver when it’s dumped

into ice and freezes. Do you see it frozen?

OK. Find the wire. The wire in the middle

of the silver. When the wire gets tied

onto the bottle cap, the silver

becomes a bag. Find the bag.

Good. Inside that bag

is where I keep my treasure.

Jim Bodeen

11 August 2024