Prie-Dieu

April's roses scent inebriates every sense below the Gothic cathedral cardinals doze draping their wings over evergreen plants foreshadowing a cool sunset griffins guard the bell-tower hampering the intruders inflicting fear on the jackals jaundiced they hide into a jalopy kapok is soft as cotton ladybugs allow no sleep manifesting vulgar wit nibbling on naugat oblitaring any sweetness prie-dieu is her comfort quickning my understanding ravishing the merry opus shedding light on her faith tending toward forgiveness unquestionable in its promise verboten to dishonor it wimple as sworn devotion xenophobe not permitted yodeling is immense praise zither plays a Gregorian chant Copyright 2010 by Andrew Crisci