Friday Poetry 17th

Cathedral


Ancient, by immigrant standards of the Southwest.
A place of the faithful.
An example of tenacity,
God's presence.
Vibrant colors.
Solemn chants
Call to reflection, meditation and praise.

They come.
For entertainment:
Something different, something historical.
Wandering about in the lazy-footed gait
Of tired tourists.
Some are quiet, respectful, meditative.
Some bored.
None are thrown to the ground
With the urgency and necessity
of the Spirit-Life God offers.
None are weeping with joy or contrition.
None are abundant.

I listen for God.
I observe all of us.
I wander on.



---Santa Fe