I look up from my book
to gaze out into the blue-green ocean
watch the pelicans
a man appears
he does not see me sitting there
so still
he puts down his work pail
facing the ocean
bows his head for a moment
in prayer
then he lifts his arms high as he looks up to heaven
and talks to God
when he is finished
he looks up and then he notices me
I tell him that I am Christian
ask him if he needs a prayer
he smiles in gratitude
tells me that he comes here everyday before work to pray
we say so long
he walks away
Heartstrings Two, Copyright © 2008 by Library of Congress
About Me
- Janylee McGlinchy
- I am a Christian woman of God. I was given the gift of a child to raise, and I am thankful for being chosen to be a mother. I am a published author. I write poetry and stories, meditations and reflections. I offer my writing as a gift to the world, though I long for the day that I will be published for royalties. I have three compilations of poetry and stories titled Heartstrings. I have letters published in several newspapers along the East coast. I am passionate about writing. I come from a family of writers in Maine. I am related to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edna St. Vincent Millay. I write from the heart. I am an old fashioned gal and sentimental lady. The rivers are wide and deep. I work hard at trying to capture the emotions behind my writing. And because I love words ardently, as Emily Dickinson did, I have wept over my own writing. I am a romantic poet and I still believe in the fairy tale romance. I am also passionate about helping the poor and needy. I can often be found ministering to the homeless. And if I had only two coins, I would give them away, because it is greater to give than to receive.
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