I met her first on a
small slip of paper, a
standard form to
request a beat for
a college paper
called The Reveille.
The request was the call,
the revelation.
Government and religion,
she wrote.
Government and religion,
I wondered.
Who asks for religion as a
beat? But the teacher said:
she’s one of the five, the
five best.
So, okay, then,
government and religion.
Face to face she said
hello and asked, do
you have anything for
me to do?
So, I thought, this is
government and religion.
And I did have something
for her to do. And we did.
Her slip of paper asking for
government and religion
was a point in the line to the
editor’s salvation.
Sunflower, photograph by @nAncY, used with permission.
I love this, Glynn. It appeals in every way, is so tender, such a heart-gift without mushiness.
ReplyDeleteYou keep surpassing yourself and one favorite keeps replacing the other. I can't remember now how many I've said are your best but this one is going in that stack.
government and religion = marriage?
ReplyDeleteoh my...
is this as romantical as i think it is?
hummmmm?
or, am i just imagining things?
where He leads ... I so enjoy your writing
ReplyDeleteVery cool!! But, I also wonder -- is it also a romantic story going on here? That's what I am picturing - a romantic/evangelical relationship type of thing (wouldn't be the first time...)
ReplyDeleteI am trying not to interpret this and just love it. There is so much to love.
ReplyDeleteIs she your 'dot'? How can we be left dangling?
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize I would create suspense. (Well, maybe I had a fleeting thought.) This is actually a true story, and yes, it's about how I met my wife. But it's also about something else, and I'm still trying to figure out what the something else is.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. I wonder--is Government the man. If so, who is doing the pursuit here? Who should be? Does religion wear a tight red dress and bat her eyes at government? Does government work all summer at a preschool to buy a diamond ring? Do they have prenuptials? What song does religion choose to walk down the aisle? Does she wear white?
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