Christian poem 'The Lemonade STAND' by Sean Mack (Christart.com)

The Lemonade STAND
by Sean Mack

And many sour days seem to
finally stop their swell,
welcoming ready removal from anxiety's hot, tiring hell --

so God's bigness shakes again, rattling circumstance, tossing time as we lose our understanding in mental delays
and an impending yellow haze;

nerves stream smoothly into

citrus healing, squeezed out of bitter beginnings, seeds falling everywhere ...

and then water's refreshing birth makes a cradle -- a pitcher's glass curves, holding it in motherly reserve;

the sediment's waiting potential
slowly shifts

swirling like carousel turns, rocking in clear living lips -- loose and long -- a splashing ride to rest hope upon;

suddenly sugar's stirred in arrival
comes in full -- a scooped savior's substance, and finishing touch,
but trust a concoction simply devised,
trust to stare into small youthful eyes?

suck in and exhale -- fight
for what's wise

there is no need to create debate or seek to strategize,
as God's lemonade STAND is simply our faith's most welcome surprise -- a time to refresh battered lives.