with each bite

cold, wind catching my breath

ache down in my lungs

with each bite

of the shovel, the blade

ice, the snow giving

relenting to my effort

clearing the walk

opening the way

one bite at a time

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November 18, 2018

with each bite

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shoveling this week

edited June 29, 2014

Dig out the hydrants – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/dig-out-hydrants-v2.html

February 6, 2009

Dig out the hydrants

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/dig-out-hydrants.html

on shoveling out our church’s roadside sign,

comparing the need for these spiritual “hydrants”

with the fire hydrants so often shoveled out by volunteers.

The fire here is the coarseness of the world.

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