God's-Eye View

God’s-Eye View

Toby F. Coley

This poem says nothing you haven’t heard before.
It doesn’t use words in a new way.
You’re hoping for some turn of phrase
or maybe a striking image, even better
a metaphor that carries through lines
unfolding its meaning slowly and carefully
until…what? Revelation, Epiphany, Miracle.

Sorry. Those are reserved for God.
Good news though: he’s liberal
with His grace. Every day in fact
in some small parish or megachurch
he visits and even more scandalous,
he says, “eat me,” “drink me up,”
“there’s more—infinitely more
where that came from.”

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Toby F. Coley
Poet & Professor

Toby spends most days trying to keep up with his prayers, writing, teaching, or kids. His work has been featured in The Windhover; North American Anglican; The Cresset, Black & White; Red Ochre Press, etc. He teaches writing and literature at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Texas, where he directs the biennial Windhover Writers’ Festival, edits UMHB’s longstanding literary journal, and is part of the University of University of St. Thomas MFA program.

 Photography by Rob Potter