1968 COMPLINE.A Poem by Terry CollettON SEEING MY FIRST MONK AT COMPLINE IN 1968From 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 |
StatsAuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry 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..Writing
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