Nov 2016
the shelters were full
surely that is why I found her
in the alley
she was as old and white as time...
probably three score, at most, though curled up
like a babe in the womb
her eyes were yet open:
what had she seen last, what had
her last supper been?
and where were the disciples
with bread and wine, with body and blood
while she froze on the hard earth?
surely that is why I found her
in the alley
she was as old and white as time...
probably three score, at most, though curled up
like a babe in the womb
her eyes were yet open:
what had she seen last, what had
her last supper been?
and where were the disciples
with bread and wine, with body and blood
while she froze on the hard earth?
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