Finally Comes to This by mary mcreynolds

Words will soon run out,
all the syllables sailing
on the wind of thoughts
and inspirations,
hopes, and aspirations,
fears and agitations—
the sum is staggering
if one could count the
total, weigh them in the
balance of first and
last.

Would we say more
or less, seek themes
to criticize or
psalms to praise the
Living Word?
It's a question
worth pursuing.

mhmc
2.14.26
1:06 p.m.

Mary McReynolds, author of Wells of Glory (Crossway Books, 1996), holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Creative Studies from the University of Central Oklahoma. Other books in print include Redeeming Love: The Legacy of the Deaconess Ladies, The Tapeworm Emails, What the Seven Thunders Uttered, and Seeds and Stems: A Poetic Collection. McReynolds lives in northwest Arkansas with her husband of 47 years, James McReynolds, a retired journalist with The Oklahoman newspaper.