Frank--- Friend and Spiritual Teacher

A holy man in a hospital bed
Preciously wrapped,
Like a mystic infant
Radiant, beautifully sculpted
against white sheets.

You're dying you say.
Your voice a lamp,
Another lesson strung
on a rosary of sacred moons,
to be held in prayer,
while darkness swaddles you.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Rodrigues Avatar
May 12, 2023 at 6:42 PM
A beautiful write! Meaningful after having several people pass on now. God bless you!
Anderson Avatar
April 25, 2009 at 11:43 PM
you are a lyricist. i really like how you use words.
Ginn Avatar
April 25, 2009 at 5:49 AM
Very moving write Tamra
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