Let greasy spikes be caught in halos
\nthrown from chapel windows
\nand the lazy shuffle of saints
\ntrace the body of Christ down the chapel alley.<\/p>\n
Let this one,
\npaper late,
\neyes avoiding mine
\nlike two blackbirds in sudden flight,
\nreceive.<\/p>\n
And let this one,
\nabsent a week
\nonly to resurface
\nas the sinking vessel rises
\none last time from ocean’s deep midnight,
\nalso receive.
\n
Let greasy spikes be caught in halos
\nthrown from chapel windows
\nand the lazy shuffle of saints
\ntrace the body of Christ down the chapel alley.<\/p>\n
Let this one,
\npaper late,
\neyes avoiding mine
\nlike two blackbirds in sudden flight,
\nreceive.<\/p>\n
And let this one,
\nabsent a week
\nonly to resurface
\nas the sinking vessel rises
\none last time from ocean’s deep midnight,
\nalso receive.<\/p>\n
–Benjamin Myers, Elegy for Trains<\/b> (Bellingham: Village Books Press, 2010) [You may find further information about the book here<\/a> if you are interested–KSH]<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let greasy spikes be caught in halos thrown from chapel windows and the lazy shuffle of saints trace the body of Christ down the chapel alley. Let this one, paper late, eyes avoiding mine like two blackbirds in sudden flight,…<\/span><\/p>\n