Christian Science Monitor – Pure desires are within reach

A poem was posted on the Christian Science Monitor this week, under A Christian Science Perspective by Elizabeth Mata titled, Pure desires are within reach:

Maybe you’ve been in one,
a small town hardware store;
to me, a sort of disorderly
order; to some, an utter
treasure trove to plumb.

Once in one, I stood nestled
in shovels and screws, oblivious
of the sacred moment waiting in
the midst of the unremarkable; a
lone watering can, top-shelved
and out of service for who knows
how long – maybe forgotten in
plain sight – caught my eye…