gatherings

the clouds roll in
the sun comes up
and the people gather.
in the center
one soul
14000 thoughts
on a mountain
multiplied by hundreds
and the prayers for broken people
hopes of nations
lost connections and
hidden transgressions
and You hear them all
O God- the ifs and whens of
here and now
and then we laugh and wonder
if we all are secure
in lives of decadent wealth and
spiritual poverty
and the tide rolls in
the sun comes up
and the people gather