The Swings

Chains hanging limp
denying captivity
Hundreds of chains
metal clinking
aimless chatter
waiting.

and then all of the sudden
You're lifted off the ground
bare feet enthusiastically
dangling

Arms spread wide
chin up -
eyes to the heavens
on God's glorious roller coaster.

And then the whole world becomes silent
for a minute.

And everyone is instantly united in that joy.

spinning faster

into a dizzied awareness.

There He is,

Taking pleasure in our delight-

within us

and around us-

At the swings.