Stupid Mask; Stupid, Stupid Mask
The stupid mask I wore, the stupid maskTo Mass this morning, stupid mask, it stankOf chemicals, stupid mask, and fogged my glassesI felt stupid wearing that stupid mask (You look stupid anyway, old man) The…
Tag: Lawrence “Mack” Hall
Where the Alter is Not, In a Time of Locked Churches
Where the Altar is not, it still must beBeneath the sacred dust of Walsingham Where the Altar is not, it still must beHeart-hidden, even if we have forgotten Where the Altar is not, it still…
Sunday Morning Tornado Watch
This is the only thing normal today:A tornado watch on a Sunday in springI have shifted those famous Loose ObjectsInto secure areas as best I could Too bad we can’t shift the virus aboutStuff it…
Yellow Caution Tape at the Last Supper
Trinity Sunday – a cosmic leap indeedFrom the second week in Lent until nowWe bless ourselves with holy chemicalsAnd the awkward elbow-bump of peace25% capacity in the Upper RoomBetween each disciple an empty chairAnd yellow…
Now They are Imprisoned Twice
“It was very like living permanently in a large railway station” ~ C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy We cannot volunteer in prison now.The grids and grills that shut the prisoners in,now serve to shut most…
Notre Dame de Purell
A furore virus coronam libera nos, Domine The holy water fonts have been withdrawn,and in their places bottles of Purell.Blessing ourselves with scented alcohol,to remind us of baptismal promises. For now, we must not shake…
The Darwinian Cat
For Pepper-Cat, Who brought us a Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana Berlandier) But then, all cats are dour Darwinians, students of the evolution of creatures. Sometimes with the eyes of good scholars, yes, but mostly…
The Consolation of Poetry
Boethius found consolation through,the teachings of Lady Philosophy.Austere and beautiful, whose logic held,the prisoner’s hand to his execution. An unread poet finds consolation through,the teachings of Erato, Thalia,And Calliope, austere and beautiful.(And in his collection…
The Fifth Luminous Mystery
~ by Lawrence Hall Passover. Romans patrol all the streetsAnd we are invited to a rented hallAnd who paid for the cleaning deposit?I’m a little nervous; do I look okay? This is a big deal.…
The Theory and Practice of Summer
Summer is better in theory than in practice:Watermelon days barefootin’ in the shadePole-fishing for perch in the neighbor’s pondOak-tree afternoons lost in a library book Oh, no Up before dawn to get the milk cows…