A P R I L 1 9 8 8 ![]() GETHSEMANEby Kelly Cherry | |||||||||||||
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On a hill backlit by twilight, the disciples gather like crows for the night.
This is their down time, time to browse
to a flutter of tattered cloak, the unraveling hem
then settle down, safe in the soft swing
into the distance, and sleep, while Christ's black
Copyright © 1988 by Kelly Cherry. All rights reserved. The Atlantic Monthly; April 1988; Gethsemane; Volume 261, No. 4; page 42. |
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