waiting for you to laugh

wanting you to laugh with the roar of abandon

from a belly aching with the joy of angels

to catch the sprites dancing springtime

turning cartwheels across your face

to witness the zebra's stripes giggling

while hyenas attentively pause to applaud

o what pleasure it would be to savor

to hear you laughing above the storm

*Of course, it does not matter whether you believe any of this or not.  All that matters here is fraternal love.

-Alan Jones

*It was at this point that I began to see a little more clearly the way of believing that I was seeking.  It is a way of hospitality that involves receiving others as lively images of God or as his possible messengers, regardless of whether they are believers or not.  The loving receptivity towards others is not dependent on their sharing our beliefs or opinions.

-Alan Jones

*...the Chinese proverb about wisdom: If you have two loaves, go and sell one and buy a lily.

-Alan Jones