How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of one bringing good news.
—Isaiah 52.7
You mail carrier comes,
walks up to your house every morning
and slips this into the little box,
or through the slot—
not mindlessly listening to bad music
or counting the minutes till the route is over,
but with prayerful delight for each recipient,
imagining blessing left behind, satisfied.
What a fine way to live, eh?
—March 11, 2019