something like a prayer
is a way to express
the inexpressible perfection
of, well, anything, anything at all.
something like a prayer
is in everything beautiful,
the way it stops time
then starts it again
in a different dimension.
something like a prayer
is understanding, knowing,
syncing, connecting, which is,
of course, the work of beauty.
something like a prayer
is the glint of water
on the fibers of the cast net:
all promise, but with
the reminder that God
and the fishes we seek
have a say in how that
net comes down, to rewet
the strings that once
grew in white bolls,
soft with becoming, in fields
dusty and quiet, full of history,
full of story, full of mystery,
each boll becoming something else,
just like us.
—
Suzanne Beaumont tells stories through poetry and prose. She writes to know herself and to explore the world around her. Suzanne holds the profound belief that everyone has a unique story to tell. She feels that even if we cannot know how our particular contribution fits, it is important to keep going, keep offering, keep listening, because we cannot know if our one note completes the chorus chord that unlocks heaven.
