Standing, ever standing
against the winds,
the mighty sequoias, standing;
but not in solitary defiance
No they are standing, together
a faith community, a congregation
their roots not deep,
knitted together instead
these mighty titans
standing against the winds
through the eons
because of their dependence
the strength in the connection
the communion, the reliance
of the forest, one to another
March 6, 2009
written at Agape Café
Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH
(Raymond A. Foss)
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