doors locked
access secured
windows shuttered
airwaves blocked
cameras banned
tech discarded
mics absent
media exclusion
briefings forbidden
journos pontificate

black smoke

red hats
old men, mostly
of power, certainly
prayer hopefully
decision makers
assume seclusion
incommunicado
from prying eyes
listening ears
secrecy vowed

black smoke

business
politics no doubt
discussion, debate
job and person spec
a space carved out
time and freedom
scope for vision
to ponder, pray
spirit vistas
seek God

black smoke

insight
inspiration
reaching far
into the silence
echoes of eternity
beyond knowing
resonates, shaping
wells of the soul
spirits coalesce
chosen

white


8th May 2025