1968 COMPLINE.

1968 COMPLINE.

A Poem by Terry Collett
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ON SEEING MY FIRST MONK AT COMPLINE IN 1968

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From cloister
he walks,
the black robed
monk,

pausing in the aisle
of the abbey church
to genuflect;
stopping,

he gazes at us,
then into
the bell tower
to ring the bells

for Compline.
I watch
as the red altar light
flickers

into semi dark
of the abbey;
remembering she
who kissed

in another dark
with warm
kissing lips.
The bells break

the silence
of the evening chill;
one by one
the monks enter

at their own pace,
hooded
in black robes,
each to their own place.

© 2015 Terry Collett


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Your story telling is most fascinating...much enjoyed this, Terry!

Posted 9 Years Ago


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Terry Collett

9 Years Ago

Thank you, Kelly

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Added on January 18, 2015
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Tags: MONK, COMPLINE, 1968, MAN, MEMORIES

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Terry Collett
Terry Collett

United Kingdom



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Terry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..

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