Rae Greenwood

The Church on the corner

Every day as I drove to work,

a small church on a busy corner

painted a picture of tranquility

amongst the noisy highway.

The church was small but inviting,

with a powerful steeple and windows of colorful glass,

faint bell chiming in the morning air,

and red doors beckoning passerby. 

Many months I sat at the intersection and wondered,

should I turn left and visit the church,

should I consider renewing my faith,

should I heed the calling I feel in my heart?

Daily, I would ponder the church on the corner,

but I always continued forward,

always pushing the church into the back of my mind,

passing it by with just a glance.

Every day as I drove to work,

a small church on a busy corner

faded into my rear-view mirror

until one warm spring day, I gazed at the church

and turned left at the intersection.

Rae Greenwood is a teacher and writer from California. Some of her poems appear or forthcoming in Blue Villa, As Surely As the Sun, miniMAG, and elsewhere. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks.