Lent 1992
Have you ever been
in a monastery
at Terce
the midmorning pause
from daily labour
when an old monk in a cowl
brings you
a generous slice of bread
from a loaf
he baked himself
& black coffee slowly cooling
in a tin cap of a cup
the bread
still warm from the oven
& not needing butter
Poetry by Uncle Meridian
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