“7” Last Statements of Jesus
Spoken from the Cross: Day 6
“It is finished!” John 19:30

Matt Durbin (c) 2010
The Antique Rocking Chair
The carpenter is not disappointed
by the ruined finish or the broken arm,
loose spindles, failed glue joints.
He checks the chair for its rhythm,
rests carefully in its solid seat and tests
the sway, hums an ancient hymn,
feels the wind that wore away the finish,
drove the rain between the grains
and diminished the lacquered polish. Continue reading