The Clouds - (Mac's first haiku)

As white as a bunny
As soft as a pillow -- mmm
As white as your eyes

Crucified Stranger... (In memoriam - D. Bonhoeffer)

In a world where success is the measure and justification of all things, the figure of him who was sentenced and crucified remains a stranger. --Dietrich Bonhoeffer (d. April 9, 1945) in Ethics, 1943.

1.5 seconds

I hope that pickup doesn't...
Not stopping!
Going into skid...
(This might be it!)
Oh well...
Pull it sideways.
Still sliding.
(Listen to those wheels!)
She looked scared.
I hope this won't hurt.
Woh! pretty hard.
My leg...
felt that.
She's going in the ditch.
I seem okay; check later.
(Oh, my car!)
I hope no one's hurt?
Other car's stopping.
...Still here.
Now what?

"Jesus Loves Me" - The first time...

..."[Johnny] presently held out his arms to Mr. Linden, with the words, 'Walk--like last night.'
     "And for a while then Faith had nothing to do but to look and listen; to listen to the soft-measured steps through the room, to watch the soothing-nesting effect of the motion on the sick child...By degrees Johnny began to speak...One of these words was, 'Sing.'
     "Mr. Linden did not stay his walk, but though his tone was almost as low as his footsteps, Faith heard every word.

     'Jesus loves me--this I know
     For the Bible tells me so.
     Little ones to him belong;
     They are weak but he is strong.

     'Jesus loves me--he who died
     Heaven's gates to open wide;
     He will wash away my sin,

     Let his little child come in.

     'Jesus loves me--loves me still,
     Though I'm weak and very ill;
     From his shining throne on high
     Comes to watch me where I lie...'"

An excerpt from Say and Seal, by Susan and Anna Warner, 1888. "Jesus Loves Me" composed by Anna Warner for this book.