Passing

Lace scarf, black
Lace trim to the skirt
Is she in mourning

She casts off
Her Barbour raincoat

I am who I am
Who else am I to be
Do not submit to the yoke of slavery

Let us love
In order that we can
Face up to our difficulties

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Clothe The Cloth

As you undress
I undress slowly
As you stand still
I stand also
In the silence
With only breath
For words

Is it truthful
To talk at this time
Of being faithful
Or being
Forever unfaithful

Did we not give ourselves
To each other
Did we not for those moments
Find joy, find love

As you undress, slowly
I undress beside you
As you also stand, still
I stand to be there, to be there with you

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Amen

Four in the congregation
Am I really one of them
Eight monks
One creaking seat (mine)
World without end
Amen

Song of Songs
For love man will give up
All that he has in this world
And not worry for his loss
World without end
Amen

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First Moments Taken

As you wake
Are you present
With the presence you gave

As you bathe
Are you awash
With those whom you washed

As you eat
Are you fed
By those who you fed

As you dressed
Are you undressed
By those who undressed for you

As you walk
Do you walk
By those who walked to be beside you

As you talk
Are your words heard
By those whose words were spoken for you

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Displacement

On my own
Only four monks so far
Surely more will arrive
Seven monks now
But still just me in the pews

What is contemplation for
What is meditation for
Are they a test of one’s doubts
Or is it to purge one’s doubts
Life without end

Life without end
One more parishioner joins me
Maybe he is Italian
Or Eastern European
He was late yesterday also

Should I buy him a watch
What are his troubles
What are my troubles
World without end
World without end

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