Sunday Morning
Stained glass windows artfully depict
Biblical scenes glowing in sun lit color
Illuminating the line of votive flames
Flickering their golden dances of prayer
While kneelers wait for Him whose will
Carries loved ones holding on…
Some already gone
To the peace of their eternal home
Shadows across the sanctuary waltz
Quiet no longer hushed
Distant voices grow into chatter
Breaking the silence
One by one, in twos and threes
They come filling empty pews
Eyes glancing, heads nodding
Acknowledging one’s presence for now
Turning as they reverently bow
Hands crossing head to heart
Shoulder to shoulder
Preparing the minds of some
For silent whispers
Offering thanksgiving
In search of atonement
Brought forth in supplication
From murmurs faint and low
As organ pipes cry in agony, breathe
Ancient dirges, processional hymns
Songs to escort the ritual entry
Sunday morning has begun ♥
© 2008 – Sharon Moore Stenhouse – All Rights Reserved
Stenhouse, Sharon Moore. Amani na Mapenzi: Love & Peace Volume Two-The Poetry and Essays of a’Kihoro. Baltimore: Lulu, 2009
