Door Unlocked, Please Close Behind You
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The church door was unlocked
So I went inside
Many pews had spider web barriers in place
Yet the linen was clean and ironed
Dates of mass clearly on the door
The bell ropes looked new and clean
It's a shame, man-made fibres are less impactful on the spirit as man-made rope
Cards are reduced to 25p
So many graves seemed missing a date
One stated 'mother of the above'
Sad on many levels
I presume sometimes descriptions are left to someone who hasn't given it much thought
There's a king buried here
Some Sundays don't have mass because the canon needs to be elsewhere
Despite the centuries, there are spaces in the car park, spaces in the pews and spaces in the graveyard
Built in the 7th century
Stained glass from the 15th century
Cobwebs since Christmas
Things here were carved from stone long before there was a census
Could they know their work would last over a thousand years?
There are cleaning things stacked in the corner
Yet by the look of the spider webs, just a few pews are polished by parishioners presence once per week, until they take up a permanent spot outside
Such beauty, history and yet almost abandoned but for the craftsmanship of the centuries old builders
I don't know what I feel in response to this unlocked door
Copyright © Di11y Da11y | Year Posted 2023
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