Monday Morning Poem: “If Hope had Coattails”

Last updated on: August 27, 2018 at 8:41 am by Joe Puentes

Monday Morning Poem: “If Hope had Coattails” 2018-08-27T08:41:14-07:00 Joe Puentes

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“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” ― C.S. Lewis

Poem: “If Hope had Coattails”

I had hope once by the coattails.
My fingers doubted
and loosened their grip,
slipping down around hope’s legs,
and beyond its ankles
with only the worn-out aglets left to clasp.
It was just enough to drag me through
the inky murk to the ends of the universe.

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Joe is a follower of Jesus, ragamuffin, sojourner, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, husband, dad and heart attack survivor. He is also a former pastor of twenty years. Joe has served as a youth pastor and lead pastor in churches of various sizes: mega, medium and small size churches—from a church plant, to an established church, a 100-plus year old church and to a restart church. You can find him writing here at Patheos and at joepuenteswrites.com and follow him on Twitter @joepuentes. You can read more about the author here.

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