Before The Shrine

Before  The  Shrine

Don Hynes  November 5, 2022

When the tree of understanding

with its deep roots of faith

was felled by the godless,

the ancient island sank

beneath waves of ignorance,

the pain of displacement

and loss of sanctuary

buried under years of hunger,

centuries of wandering.

To recover, even to restore

called for prophets of strength,

poets of valor, for the holy place

to be held sacred once more.

Repenting from wrong doing,

priests and priestesses

lined the corridors of purgatory,

cheerful despite the gloom

and depravity against our beloved.

Awakening in these hours,

the light of the living is upon us

and where we stand we are not alone.

God speed us on this perilous journey

for the fallen are lost, and the lost

will not be found. Oh tender mercy, 

be upon us, the vagrant people,

that once more we find the fountain

to raise the dead who only sleep

and together before the shrine

of soul and spirit 

to innocence restored.

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