The Cathedral

The Cathedral

	It rose from where the elders once had stood
	And slowly grew to what we see today,
	Its towers, reaching upwards, stand alone
	To show the way our destiny might lay.
	Great cloisters show the quiet life they led
	And echo footsteps trod in years gone by,
	Reminding us, who follow in their stead,
	Just why the spires point upwards to the sky.
	How quiet still the corridors run true,
	Towards a heart that beat for one and all,
	Great walls of light present a wondrous view
	To those who come in peace to heed the call.
		A sacred hand, raised up, to rich and poor,
		That welcomes us today, as those before.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Buck Avatar
December 11, 2020 at 1:45 PM
Could have been written by a young priest as he reflected on his first day. Well done. oldbuck
Riding Avatar
December 11, 2020 at 3:09 PM
Wrote it sitting in Canterbury cathedral and having similar thoughts. Tim
Gondolf Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 5:35 AM
Tim, I enjoyed reading this very well constructed sonnet. All the best. John
Riding Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 3:51 PM
Thanks John, it rings similar bells to Winds of Change. Perhaps we went to similar schools? Well composed and meaningful. Tim
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