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Ordinary Time
by Elizabeth Anne Schwartz
Those days when the sunlight
streams through the stained glass,
a prism of color
on green altar cloth.
And it’s a comfort,
the rustle of
Sister Abigail
in her garden, weeding and pruning
in the morning dew;
the smell of old wood
and candle smoke;
the way footsteps echo
and whispers ring
like prophecy.
I tell her I love her, here,
so it’s both quiet and profound,
sitting shoulder to shoulder
in the final pew—
hand in hand
in the softness of
unremarkable days.
about the author // Elizabeth Anne Schwartz
| Elizabeth Anne Schwartz (she/her) writes sapphic fiction and poetry, and loves all things dark, lyrical, and confessional. She earned her BA in Creative Writing at Purchase College, and has work featured or forthcoming in Clever Fox Literary Magazine, Grey Coven Publishing, and Bitter Melon Review, among others. Her poetry chapbook, Nine Stages of Coming Out, was published by tiny wren lit. Visit her website at elizabethanneschwartz.carrd.co/ |
Instagram: @elizanneschwa
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