Anno: 2019 Poem by William D. Borgen

Anno: 2019



A thin, white sheet covers my corpse
A nun kisses my toes, one by one,
In a small adobe chapel,
On a high plains desert.

Incantations like heat convections,
Slowly peel away from the roof tiles,

A mirage even God accepts
As the truth.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tamara Beryl Latham 08 January 2019

Wonderfully written. I loved it. : -)

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Michael Philips 16 February 2005

You convey such a full image with so few words. Very nicely done.

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Carol Shaw 15 February 2005

wow! and wow! good poem, a pleasure to read.

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