Mighty Nation
who knows these
days what the promise
means?
Abraham in the desert
standing under the stars
counting his destiny.
Abraham, a real person
with moments, problems, the smell
of dry living
with the hint at something
more to come.
who knows these
days what the promise
means
except that the promise
is still there.
Jason DeHart is an assistant professor of reading education at Appalachian
State University. His poetic work is forthcoming in English Journal, and he has
used poetry as a means of conducting research. DeHart has a new collection
of poetry, A Five-Year Journey, available on Amazon.