Tarras Church
I drove to
Church today
and discovered it empty
and discovered it empty
alone on a hill
surrounded by
autumn trees
a few sheep grazing peacefully
a few sheep grazing peacefully
I stood on the
steps
touched the walls of stone
prayed for love and forgiveness
touched the walls of stone
prayed for love and forgiveness
longed to go in
saddened that
on a Sunday
a Church could stand empty
I felt its
loneliness
echo in my Soul
then gazed at the sky
echo in my Soul
then gazed at the sky
a brilliant cobalt
blue
and realised
God was here
all around me
deep inside me
all around me
deep inside me
a Church could
be unpeopled
on a Sunday
alone on a hill
on a Sunday
alone on a hill
surrounded by
autumn trees
shedding their leaves like tears
shedding their leaves like tears
yet never truly alone, nor lonely
for God is always near.
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