looking

looking
Looking for God is the first thing and the last, but in between so much trouble, so much pain. —Jane Kenyon

no more.
seeking done
right here
I choose this 
yes, a lot of trouble
a lot of pain
yet the ground beneath
is filled with light— 
boundless, aware
it limns live oaks   
glows in the sparrow’s 
eye	   you can feel it
in your friend’s touch
look for that
everywhere