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St. Vedast-alias-Foster (London)
by Peter Humphreyssilent church
redolent with spirit
between
the Great Fire
and
the Blitz
only you stand
as I sit
in the side pews
light
two candles
for us
and then
by the sanctuary wall
beneath a small Icon
of Our Lady
I dream
in prayer
of those I love
those unloved
those unlived
in the Babylon
outside
'twixt Barbican
and
Threadneedle Street. 10/24/2008
Author's Note: Having been rebuffed from St. Paul's Cathedral because there were VIPs visiting and then told it would cost £10 to visit the next day, I crossed the road and entered a beautiful Medieval Church named after a 6th Century French Saint. It was so much more beautiful than St Paul's and I was not charged to pray!
Posted on 10/24/2008
Copyright © 2024 Peter Humphreys
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 10/24/08 at 04:11 PM ... this is awesome.... |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 10/24/08 at 11:33 PM I always enjoy your wanderings, taking me to solid places and experiences. Seems you got the best of the two in this crossing the road. |
| Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 10/25/08 at 02:42 AM Sounds like a beautiful unexpected experience! Thanks for sharing... MFS |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 10/25/08 at 04:38 AM Well, hell yeah. Well said across the board. |
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