Poem Prayer: Tarry here with me awhile

Won't you tarry with me awhile?

Lord, help me to tarry here with you--

Time treads on, leaving bootprints heavy on my heart.

I catch a glimpse of you in the steady sandfall

conforming to the narrow glass neck

then falling freely around my shoulders like rain.

Lord, teach me

hone me

heal me

refine me

transform me

temper me

grow me patience

from the inside out.

Alas, you seem a cruel teacher,

nudging me along through stages

slow

of   letting   go....

beckoning me to sit and tarry here awhile.

When I grapple with you,

pseudo-suppliant,

attempting through words to conjure you

into doing my bidding

to conform to my agenda

or meet me half-way.

You rise

--oblivious resistance--

s l  o   w    i     n     g           racing

vary-ing - your - speed - based - on

the grace of your kairos,

not the sweep of the hands on my Timex.

You glance back to see if I will follow.

I may hesitate, dig my toe into the sand,

yet not one to pass up the chance to dance

when my eyes meet yours and I see

your sincerity...feel embraced in your unconditional love.

Teach me, O precious Lord,

to tarry here with you awhile.

Katherine L. Harris Szerdy------Copyright 2010