Oh hear my god of small and lesser things
to slum and poverty she joy will bring
in rain – a corrugated roof that shields
and then some ripe tomatoes from the fields
Picture by Jonathan McIntosh and wikimedia commons
In trifextra we go divine this weekend:
Buddhist cosmology tells of Trāyastriṃśa, or the Heaven of Thirty-Three gods, which rule over the human realm. This weekend we’re asking for exactly 33 of your own words about a god of your own devising that shares heaven with the other thirty-two gods. Make it yours and have fun with it.
I hope such a god exist. But alas they say the devil is in the details. Technically my poem is an AABB pentameter quatrain.
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November 9, 2013
Björn Rudbergs writings 
This is great – A roof over one’s head and some ripe tomatoes. Beautiful.
Wonderful! Beautifully written Bjorn. And I suspect that’s all we really need to be happy. (As long as one likes tomatoes)
This is so simple and beautiful
Lovely! Nothing better than the earth’s bounty. 🙂
I do love the sound of rain on a metal roof, and the taste of homegrown tomatoes. I like this god…
Blown away by the beauty here Bjorn…you inspire always.
I have seen this god in action. It is a powerful, and humbling, thing. Great use of the prompt and pentameter 🙂
Oh, such a small thing to make such a large difference. Lovely poem, Bjorn.
Keep it simple, keep it real. Love this god.
Poem is sweet, too!
This is beautiful , Bjorn .
Very poignant, yet an excellent exemplification that we should all appreciate the small things, because to some they may be quite grande. Awesome write, as always.
This poem is what it espouses to be: simple and yet, profound. Perfectly beautiful. 🙂
This is so beautiful with a lovely underlying message that while we are all praying for the better things of life,the less privileged need a God too-Bravo my friend!Voting for u for sure:-)
This is great, Bjorn. I love the rhythm of the words and the simplicity of this god.
I love your poems, Bjorn. Your words and the photo say much!