A promise met by laughter

After Romans 4:16-25

A promise met by laughter,

disbelief becomes scoffing;

a fool to make such a promise,

a fool to believe it

a promise in spite of

a promise despite

a promise in the face of

I walk with Abraham

and know his heart

and know his doubt

and know his faith

he is too old to be

too old for anything

too old except to sit

and sleep and tell

stories to strangers

I walk with Abraham

and listen as he succumbs

to the laugh, overcomes

the laugh

eventually

I walk with Abraham

I create what is not

I create what cannot be

Photograph by Peter Griffin via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.