I began this and then went away from Dublin for four weeks, the first two of which I had way too much to process and the second two of which I don't have internet. I'm paying way too much for internet as I type.
I am in the South East of Ireland at the moment, working for a small church doing youth work and supporting the body in whatever way I can.
Today was a day off and I went power walking which turned into a run and then I accidentally ran into Wexford town. I was wanting to pray and process on my run and was a little disappointed to end up in the city where I would have to slow down physically and mentally. (Although once I was here I was able to get internet.)
And then I thought, "can I find God in the city?" and I know the answer is yes, but I think I find different things about Him.
I used to hate cities because they intimidated me. The first big city I ever went to was Boston. I was eleven and I counted down the hours until we left.
But I remember running on the beach during spring break this year and seeing how beautiful the sea was and thinking, "I love the sea, why don't I write poetry about the sea?"
Then I realized that the best poems I had written all semester were from city scenes. God is surprising. I always loved the country best and yet my muse is the city.
I don't have enough money with me to write more.
But Nick, I will answer your question here once I think about it more.
(Title: Tift Merrit, I think)
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Emily, I love you.
I was reading a few weeks ago these first lines of Carl Sandburg's "Good Morning, America" and they made me think of what you wrote.
In the evening there is a sunset sonata comes to the cities. / There is a march of little armies to the dwindling of drums. / The skyscrapers throw their tall lengths of walls into black bastions on the red west. / The skyscrapers fasten their perpendicular alphabets far across the changing silver triangles of stars and streets.
And who made 'em? Who made the skyscrapers?
Man made 'em, the little two-legged joker, Man.
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