Maundy Thursday - Give
A spider spins out part of itself Each day casting itself into a web Connecting separated objects, nature By the thinest thread of glossamer Yet strong enough to keep together And trap the fly in its sights It gives so that it may receive My father's coffee pot receives each day A predetermined volume of designated water Roasted ground dark coffee beans The unmistakeable pungent fragrance Waking up half the house Delivering the poisoned anecdote to worry It receives so that it may give Give and take, cause and effect We celebrate causality in ritual Learning ever deeply softly All we have to give is life