By Rev. Thomas A. Kircher,
I’ve come to knowI’m too oldTo fight with woodButI’ve come to love its honesty.This one—Grain that runs straight and true,One swing,One smooth exhaleAnd it splits. More please,It seems to say.Another—Grain that swaggersIn complex swirls and knots,Just begging to be tried,ConfidentIn all its mysterious tenacity.Kindling is not this one’s destiny,Rather,A slow, steady burnAt the end of a long winter’s eve—Mysterious, tenacious warmth.
Rev. Kircher is an Interfaith Minister (ChIME ’17) living in Biddeford. His great joys include chaplaincy, writing, gardening, and walking at the beach. He is currently working part-time as Assistant Chaplain at Volunteers of America Northern New England. He works in various residential programs including transitional housing for homeless veterans, senior citizens, those with mental illnesses, and those in addiction recovery.
Trees image by Thomas Kircher
