See and Taste
(Psalm 34:8)
When there was communion,
Four times a year,
Small cups
Were distributed,
Clear and plastic
Warm to touch
I would take my cup,
Tilt its smallness just a little in my favor
To see four lights reflected
Four yellow dots floating
In and as
Four corners
A square inside a circle
One dot for God
One for Jesus, for the Holy Spirit,
And for me
And when I’d turn the plastic cup
Those little lights would merge
To make an errant twirl,
An artwork of gold
A swirl on top
A small pool of grape juice
At room temperature,
As if to say
Even to the child,
We’re all in this together
You’ve eaten, now drink
And with us
Seal the season
Outside, inside
C L Couch
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