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poetry by j matthew waters

03 May 2019
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singing to the choir


press your ear
against the wall of shame
and tell me what you hear

father stopped
taking confessions at noon
so if you want to lighten
your load yet today
you’ll have to wait until
the wine has been blessed

in the courtyard
there is much chatter
in the fruit trees
but they’d be happy to
stop and listen
if you have something to say

a three legged cat
guards the perimeter
with quiet enthusiasm
while headless squirrels
and widowed cardinals
come and go at their leisure





may two thousand nineteen
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7 thoughts on “singing to the choir”

  1. emergingfromthedarknight's avataremergingfromthedarknight on said:

    Really delightful. I love the three legged cat 🙂

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  2. jmbhatt's avatarjmbhatt on said:

    Repertoire of unsinned confession….

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  3. Jonathan Roman's avatarJonathan Roman on said:

    I’m partial to headless squirrels and widowed cardinals.

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