Only To Remind

You’ve got the how but not the why,
from heaven so ordained

For that one moment under God,
times fugitive proclaimed

You want to know the reasons past,
but not those left to find

A crown of thorns and peasant robe
—serve only to remind

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Gauthier Avatar
July 8, 2019 at 7:54 AM
Stirring, Kurt. Love it.
Behm Avatar
July 8, 2019 at 10:05 AM
Thanks as always, LG.
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