The quiet fading out of life
In a corner of ugliness
I went lookin’ for magnolia flowers
But I didn’t find them
I went lookin’ for magnolia flowers in the dusk
And there was only this corner
Full of ugliness
Langston
Hughes
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nothing like a morning dose of reality
to ruin a morning’s cup of coffee
nothing like the latest bit of news
to blunt a sunrise
rendering it colorless
nothing like people
“biting and devouring” each other
until all life and love are consumed
nothing quite so defeating as people in power
confusing the truth
causing us to stumble in the dark
spewing falsehoods
the yeast of hate infecting the whole
and yet
there is another kind yeast
which causes us to rise
to rise
which permeates us
and feels like wind
burns like fire
cleaning and impelling
driving us
out of that dark corner of ugliness
into a place of freedom
into that glorious space where
we flourish, and our lives are marked by
“love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5)
Ah yeast of heaven
Holy Dove
Tongues of Fire
Rushing Wind
Come
I need you
We need you
Come Holy Spirit
Come
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