one step at a time

a poem I wrote after reading the latest Kufunda village newsletter

One step at a time

A prayer for peace
Such a big and sometimes overwhelming word.
A prayer for action
Kind words to a stranger or loved one.
Each one a drop in the water.
Make it ripple/ boil.


The past bleeds through
Pages of the calendar.
Eyes of the people
Revealing /hiding desperate wants
[desperate enough to cause
shedding tears of hope.


Winds of change blow
Red drops on the foundation
Built strong with intention
Change comes, hope takes shape
But one step at a time.

--Matt Crichton
6/2/08