Knuckle White

Can I bind myself to that naked stake

Shall I lift high the red-striped timber?

Will heart and hand fully lade partake

Can flesh fade without a whimper?

Do roses bloom without a brier

Shall I bend Thy will to mine?

Doth dross consume sans smelting fire

Shall branch preserve the Vine?

How can I embrace the One

Who gave all upon the tree

If I lost naught of self to Son

But cling knuckle-white to me?

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Kristine K. Lowder

http://www.HEvencense.wordpress.com

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What is forgiveness? Does forgiveness automatically result in reconciliation? Are the two terms synonymous?

These and other relational questions are explored in McFriends, a probing new novella by Intellectulle contributor Kristine K. Lowder. Set in the gentle Hill Country of south-central Texas, McFriends also examines “drive-thru” relationships and “fast food friends,” showing why both leave us hungry and unsated. Released by Long Story Short (LSS) Publishing Company.

McFriends can be found under the Fiction section at: http://www.lsspublishing.com/. A hardcopy version is available in trade paperback at: http://www.lulu.com/content/2041203.