Kyrie

asking Christ to have mercy.

like asking a rainbow to have colours;

a cloud, for drift;

asking,

a language for words.

Christ, have mercy.

Flower, have petals.

Time, have minutes, have hours

have seconds of silver insult.

have what you are that we don't trust

and think to have Heaven by mistrusting.

Kyrie Eleison.

bells, have reverberation.

effect! have cause. cats, have claws.

pond, in the raindrops, have ripples and

music, have notes! we will you to. oh

wind, green branches.

jam, have sweetness, in the jar;

earth have gardens and gardens and gardens

where there is no deceit;

where no one is taken at midnight

and split from what they are

from star to star

Christ had mercy.

Christ had mercy.

Christ, has mercy.

mary angela douglas 28 june 2014