Walks downtown,
Paying visits to the garbage,
To the alleys.
His gray hair and beard, an umbrella
Over shabby raincoat.
Recites loud and long speeches regarding injustice.
He was arrested
While frying eggs over
The eternal flame
On court square.
Elaine is a playwright, storyteller and memoir writer in Memphis, Tennessee. She has written and performed three plays: “For Goodness Sake,” “Skin and Bones” and “Good People.” She has written three children’s books: Help Me Remember: Bible Stories for Children, published by Pilgrim Press 2003, Maggie Scott’s Head Got Stuck, self-published by Archway Publishing and Honey Comb, also self-published by Archway. She teaches creative writing workshops. She is the pastor of First Christian Church in Union City, Tennessee. She lives with her wife, Anna Neal, and their cat, Alex.
