Smithereens Press Chapbooks Left Behind by Colm Scully | Page 19

The little chapel on the island is silent all year around.
A family of pine martens nests in the bell tower.
Cobwebs still gather in corners.
The Bible on the pulpit is open at Saint Paul.
A new gravestone is half etched
-In memory ofThe plastic rosettes remain bright and shiny,
cleaned by the rain.
The timber crucifix is dated, but has fallen to one side.
A Leprechaun ponders by the headstone for a moment, then moves
away.
Flags fly in the cold night air.
The temperature of the earth is beginning to stabilise.

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