Christine at Abbey of the Arts announced a new Poetry Party and it intrigued me enough to play. She writes:

The Poetry Parties have been on hiatus for a few months and I am delighted to bring them back as a regular feature this week.

I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your poems or other reflections. Add your responses in the comments section. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one) and encourage others to come join the party! (permission is granted to reprint the image if a link is provided back to this post)

The image Christine offers is this:

And… here was my response…

Back to civilization
the rush
the hurry
the shoving aside
And yet I look up
and see a reminder of the sacrifice
the patience
the Presence of Christ
in the world.

It is so easy
to be caught up
in myself
my world
my questions
my “do-list”
and forget that God
is my priority

Like the windows
reflecting light
and shadow
let me be
a reflection
of the Imago Dei
today…