even in the rain,
even in the rut
even in the giving up
what we mean is skyward
the place we send our prayers
the place inside the place we press
our faces when we fall to our knees
when everything in us
cries out
please

photo and poem by katherine ferrier ©2017

may we each find our own
little corner in this world
if only so our worries
have a place to eddy;
if only so we have
space
for sweeping clear

photo and poem by kathy couch ©2017