“I consecrate you to a great novitiate in the world.”
-Father Zosima to Alyosha in The Brothers Karamazov
The monastery gate opens easily
If it really needs opening at all
The road outside also leads somewhere else
But then it just as often leads back again
The distance measured by a crucifix
Where a weary traveler can pray awhile
Or maybe Harry Bailey’s 1 hamburger joint
A cup of coffee and a cigarette
Offered by a pilgrim in the neon night -
The monastery gate opens easily
1 The Canterbury Tales
Feb 28, 2018
Feb 28, 2018 at 4:17 PM UTC
“I consecrate you to a great novitiate in the world.”
-Father Zosima to Alyosha in The Brothers Karamazov
The monastery gate opens easily
If it really needs opening at all
The road outside also leads somewhere else
But then it just as often leads back again
The distance measured by a crucifix
Where a weary traveler can pray awhile
Or maybe Harry Bailey’s 1 hamburger joint
A cup of coffee and a cigarette
Offered by a pilgrim in the neon night -
The monastery gate opens easily
1 The Canterbury Tales