Because It Felt Right at The Time

Because It Felt Right at The Time

 

Long after the poet had passed, I took his book,

the one that he wrote

and an old bible, I no longer required, which was

far too big and heavy ..

To a church, I never once attended, but always

intended to, one day, perhaps ..

Hey, who am I kidding, but that’s where I left both

of those tombs, on a pew

at the front, near the altar and all of its associated

religious paraphernalia ..

And I swear, to this day, I don’t have a clue why

I did that, but I did though ..

    

 And for a while at least, I’m sure, I felt better for it ..

 

 

Reviews

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

this is a very interesting narrative that raises a lot of questions. indeed, we know very little about why we do all the things we do, but there are always psychological and symbolic processes behind our actions. this late poet's work belonged in a place of worship. or at least the persona thought so. the rhythms of every line was also very fluid and made for ease of reading -- transporting us inside the mind of the narrator. a very well written and intriguing work.

[Patricia Wedel]

Dear Neville,,, sometime we have to leave things on a Pew, although we shared moments of Harmony... I still believe in the Holy Spirit; however, I believe in Nature also... the Birds and Deer that are free to Fly and Roam. softly, Pat