Psalm 113 – a poem by Megan Willome

Psalm 113

If walking could cure troubles, 
if each sandprint truly erased a wave, 
then, in one week, we walk off a century. 

Before dawn, crystal jellyfish wash ashore. We step aside, in step. 
At dusk, a blue sun umbrella bobs along the beach, looking for its mate.
At blazing noon, we are hand in hand while the dog circles ghost crabs. 

At sea level we walk, lifted high.
Tearsalt evaporates, maybe forever.

                                      small sandpiper
                                      large sea
                                      God’s sun, God’s whole heaven

Megan Willome is the author of Love and other Mysteries, a poetry collection inspired by Song of Solomon and the Mysteries of the Rosary. She has also written The Joy of Poetry, a memoir, and Rainbow Crow, a picture book. Her day is incomplete without poetry, tea, a song, and a walk in the dark.