Thirst

By Patrick Carrington

Searching for Things to Worship
Sorting through fluttering debris
of thick boyhood days, tangle of jungle
browned with our absence,
I remember how you cupped
water at Cedar Creek,
your hands a chalice. And flowers

you planted near the bank
to make it your church,
somewhere to sit in the greening?
comfort of a private prayer.
A place one might see God
and not be surprised.

"Winner of the Codhill Poetry Chapbook Prize for 2006, Patrick Carrington's Thirst reads like a novena, a plea for understanding and mercy." -Pauline Uchmanowicz, Final Judge

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930337264
• ISBN13: 9781930337268
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Codhill Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.8" x 5.9"