BANQUET

BANQUET

God has set the banquet table, are you people listening?
The gifts of life that flow from heaven sparkling and glistening.

They wait for you in the thoroughfares,
Catch you lost and unawares, within your waking dreams.
God has set the banquet table, a meal fit for a king.

God has set the banquet table, are you people coming?
The gifts of life that thrill the soul and keep the spirit humming.
They stay within your precious sight and warm the portals of the night.
And shimmer like an amethyst in the hands of the cock-eyed optimist.

God has rung the dinner bell, have you people heard?
The clear sweet sound that echoes ‘round
The beauty of his Holy Word.

It waits for you in the labyrinth of your passing.
Lighting the doorway in sweet golden fashion.
It’s time to come and have a seat, with grateful hearts that dare repeat
The oft told tales of Indian summer,
The dreams we’ve shared with one another.

The paths we’ve walked like pilgrims fine,
Through the deep and blinding sunshine.
Skies as blue as oceans, we taste their autumn wine.

God has set the banquet table, each new day a second chance,
Gifts that shimmer bright as moonbeams, begging us to join the dance.

-Bruce Potts
Copyright 2008
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