Rough and tumble
You are a wild stag.
I spied You at the hill’s crest;
followed You down the deer run
into a labyrinth of paths
hidden under fallen leaves.
Somehow
I managed to lasso Your neck.
Now the adventure has begun.
I can’t let go of the rope or rein You in,
a rough and tumble journey
but, O, the sights revealed!
I was lost when we met, more lost now –
but . . . You know where we’re going.
I’ve nothing to lose following You
and everything to gain!
O child of God, you’ve nothing to gain
and everything to lose!
(from A Jewel in the Dust, 2011)
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