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Pope Leo XIV

...A Cry to the Vicar of Christ

On the eighth of May—
in the year the world was wounded—
white smoke rose,
and the Spirit whispered:
Leo XIV.

Not a crown,
but a cross.
Not glory—
but Gethse...

cassock dance

...Cassock dance 

The heaven hangs low today, just above
the spire of the village church, which
is closed since the priest hung himself 
in the vestry.
He drank, you see
lifted his cassock and d...

Worldly Man of God

...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...

The Bearded Deacon Who Became a Saint

...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...

The Cardinal and the Rose

...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...

Sotoba Komachi

...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...

Three Irishmen and the Clergy's

...
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...

Ministers of Poverty

...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 ...

Observations In a Country Church

...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 ...

Great Change

...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 ...

The Knickerless Vicar - Contains Innuendo :- Collaboration With Nina Parmenter

...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
...

Welcome Into My World

...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...

John the Baptist

...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.
...

Great Horned Owls

...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...

Latin Class

...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...

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