Then they had left,
the front door slamming like
a rapidly deflating balloon.
The house looked to fall an inch or more.
Into the silence that fell with
the shroud of exhaust over its face,
her home dropped the creaks and pops
of its ancient joints and props;
as though taking her cue,
she shed her shoulders,
unlocked her knees,
gratefully embraced the floor.
About Rosalind C Hughes
Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
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