Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
a dream
clear
and distorted
In its vision
a ghost
transparent
hovering
a gavel
striking the table
silence
a friend
solid
levelheaded
a detective
collecting
prints
a fish tank
with fingers
swimming
at the back
a prayer
pressed
to your lips
—Otto Selles is professor of French at Calvin College. He is the author of New Songs (Pandora Press).
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