The
True Cross
Hasn't
he yet
become reconciled
to change?
Words arrange
and
rearrange themselves
on the page =
a kind of tangible
tabula rasa
a noun
added
a verb elided
the definite article
optional
punctuation obliterated
the author
too
is
in question
On his
last visit
to Assisi
he failed to photograph
(out of respect?
from lack of nerve?)
the cross that
purportedly
spoke to
the clothier's son
pre-stigmata
pre-canticle
This time
despite the poor lighting
he retrieves it
She runs
interference
as she goes through her paces
He fumbles with the camera
in the pew
Copyright © 2001 R.L. Swihart
