Cassock Poems - Poems about Cassock

...A huge room not denied luxury, The rejected in it: Misery Of fine glass up to the bookshelf: If one was close to it saw oneself: The weight of a thousand Christian Books And at what the smart ow......Read the rest...

...How melancholic was the silent Saint Peter's Basilica without a melody played by the bearded deacon, priest of the Camelites who died in sea-washed Licata; there, the Viol was played by Angelic of......Read the rest...

...Within the vast cathedral’s lofty walls A cardinal delivered his address From proud zucchetto perched upon his head To buckled shoes, a picture of finesse. His scarlet cassock swayed with regal......Read the rest...

...Sotoba Komachi is a modern Noh play by Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). Mishima's play is based on an ancient work by Kan'ami Kiyotsugu (1333-1384). The first kanji means "stupa" (the dome of a shrine) whi......Read the rest...

... Three Irishmen by a window in stare At a building just over there From their heads their eyes pop Their mouths all agog So close they all are to swear "Would you look at that!" the f......Read the rest...

...When the stomach of a child Who has overfed rumbles, it is not In memory of the empty hands of the past Or what the future holds in hand It is to mock hunger by saying all is well for now! All ......Read the rest...

...Dust motes dancing through glancing light, refracted through stained glass windows, bright. The smell of old pine and communion wine lingers, wax polish and roses from grieving widows fingers. A ......Read the rest...

...The great change I have a mask made of plestic glass covers the whole face to avoid touching my face, of the type dogs, were not to scratch their ears. Surgical gloves are must when going to the ......Read the rest...

...For a man of the cloth, our dear vicar is not very partial to clothes He is almost allergic to trousers and y-fronts get right up his nose. Ev’ry Sunday as he climbs in the pulpit ......Read the rest...

...Welcome into the world where I live With the strength and fault I care to share and give To any soul who likes the vote You need to nick To win in the rat race You kick and prick Into the fr......Read the rest...

...In the river Jordan you baptized the people, some were brood of vipers: pharisees, sadducees - hey sanna hosanna, king Herod you opposed. You were his prisoner - his servants cut your head. ......Read the rest...

...Many many moons ago leaving the porch of a south-facing canyon, I hiked to a place where the foothills narrowed, Where the asphalt road ran astride the reservoir lake into which kingfisher......Read the rest...

...Latin Class it is written all over him in words of gesture phrases of swagger and strut. the swirl of his cassock, proud as he flashes into the room Latin books at the ready. there is a sm......Read the rest...

...burning trees in midst of heat invited cloud to rescue them cloud rush digging its nose deep into burning wild trees but it had not carried water its woolen dress caught fire the legs and wing......Read the rest...

...He came and addressed us in a priestly cassock and hood eyes decorated with sage’s spectacles shoes were those of a stage performer and carried big diary of chairman he talked in metaphors and i......Read the rest...