In Tandem Sunday Morning.... and Snakes

Scott and I had a fantastic opening of our show and now that things have settled down a bit I can share a few of the pieces with you.  Here are a few that are in the book, " In Tandem," which is available for purchase with free shipping withing the USA.

SNAKES

                                                                                                                                                               

Sunday mornings

Southern Baptists

Summer heat

All those “S’s” hissing!

In the garden, preacher warned,

“Snakes will lull you to sleep.”

My head in grandmother’s lap

Twirling fans,

suspended from the ceiling.

Never pushing air enough…

sweating

                hearing voice,

not words…

                rising, falling

                    rising, falling.

The stroke of her fingers

tongue at my neck

in my ear

Hissing!

Preacher’s voice

distant and hollow

    as though listening underwater,                                          

to a voice calling

                softly, tenderly

                   rising, falling

                hissing in my ear

sleep. . . sleep. . .  ssssssss . . . .