Every Bit As Heavenly

Watching a Video of
a Graybearded Man
With a Voice
Woven from
The Heart of a Father
Singing Goodbye
To His Son,

With the Tender Tones of
a Baritone Angel,
Plucked from Behind
a Microphone In a
Texas Tavern,

But This Time Singing
for a Panel of Celebrity Judges
on a TV Talent Show,
Where One Judge
Is Known for His
Sharp-Edged Sword
of a Tongue,

But Even His Eyes
Are Spilling as He
Rises With the Audience
To Raise Their Hands
In Joy.

I’m Watching This
on a Sunday Sabbath Morning,
at the Same Time
I Once Spent
Singing Holy Hymns
and Kneeling With
Head Bowed to
Rest On a Pew
While Whispering
Prayers to
The All That Is
Divine.

It Comes to Me,
In a Whisper from
My Maker,
That My TV Talent Show
Texas Father’s
Tearful Triumph

Is Every Bit
as Heavenly as a
Sabbath Prayer.

(Photo by A.C.; UnSplash)