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God and Fireworks

Jim Carson

God is real
the sign proclaims
on this ramshackle little Appalachian church
each addition its own testament
to whatever building material was free that week
a signpost marking nothing in particular
just another image burned into memory
as I ride the serpentine Sam’s Gap highway
tottering produce stands languish in Dali-esque repose
technicolor fireworks shops scream for attention
apparently there is much to celebrate here
and everything is always on sale
there is solace for me in these ancient hills
nestled in the bosom of verdant hollows
a soul caress soft as a lover’s touch
time is frozen here and quickly forgotten
abandoned barns surrender gently
to the resolute earth’s embrace
cast off car skeletons are quietly swallowed
by mountain laurel invaders
empty porch rockers wait patiently
for friendly wavers
God is real
the sign proclaims
in this realm it seems so possible
and who am I to argue?

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