He Knows How Many

Thomas Quitzau

March 17, 2024

(Luke 12:7)

Haught’ly though the dank dark winter winds blow

Our stars’ rays now slash through and hold my gaze.

This high new brew mirr’rs our naughty social show

Flown through windows—apt apps win today’s craze!

How bright this staunch sphere’s march appears tonight!

Lives reared, chiefs jeered, works cheered, another year—

Bronzed space, well placed, revolved leaning delight

That snugs us each time we fall, jump, or fear.

Hear Lenten, Ramadan, Passover hymns:

We’re inclined to align ourselves with Him

We’re supposed to be talking more with Him

We’re inspired to be reading about Him

Counting hairs, aware of large body counts

Financed through wars with generous amounts.

Tom Quitzau has been writing poetry for many years and has lived in California, New Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, and now New York. He has been heavily influenced by a gallant group of writers in Texas because of their special attention to detail using nature, geography, social, and historical events in poetry to express the interconnectedness of many people, places, and cultures (Zenjourno Poetry). His influences include Laurence Musgrove, Loretta Diane Walker, Milton Jordan, Vincent Hostak, Kathryn Jones, Jesse Doiron, Chris Ellery, and Antoinette F. Winstead.