To a Friend Who Quotes Scripture Opposing Gay Marriage

Easy to say the humidity makes it feel hotter,Hotter and closer, but it’s July and in the wideBandwidth of the year, even the sounds feel different today.A haze from wild fires in Canada. The dog snapsAt a flying bug, a dear friend cancelled picnic plansWith us today. It’s one of those days, she said.Almost a year since her husband died. Grief has a wayOf lying low, then spiking. Today also the parsleyIs victorious. The rosemary, even in the shade,Spirals its resinous leaves to the top. Noon.The day rises like bread dough. It’s just oneMiracle after another.