Smile stranger
You who she hasn't yet met
Raindrops on her settled surface
Sideways shadow, absent fret
Prayer gives her certainty
Such is clear from her pose
She straightens herself from kneeling
Moves as a ghost, from pew to rose
Something close to silence
Shafted, sunlit, stained glass light
Footsteps taken, evenly, with reverence
She is moved by the quiet might
