quiet
blends
with the sounds
of the frig
and hesitant
rain drops
sliding down
smudged windows

blackie,
the timid
feral cat

visits,
and I

give her food
in grey
rain.

i close
my eyes
and notice

my expanding
consciousness

streaming
in silver
light

touching God.

 

 

Rick Davis lives in the Chicago area, USA.  He is married to Marianne. Marianne has five children, and twenty-four grand & great-grandchildren.  They have a loved cat & dog.  Rick graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, and several graduate schools.  He’s has worked in market research and other positions.  He has worked as a volunteer pastoral counselor at Blind Service Association in Chicago, and at the University of Illinois Hospital at Chicago.  He is an ordained minister and interfaith Rabbi.