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Rated: E · Appendix · Religious · #822627

written at the beginning of a retreat at Gethsemane Trappist Monastery

An empty canvas of days
lies in front of me,
a wash of light
across the wall
and simple sketch of naked trees
reaching sunward
outside my window;
Overcoat of silence so loud
my ears ring.

Here I am, Lord.
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