The sacred groves
were there a day
after the machinery
stripped the forest away
I walked a last time
through the arch like branches
of trees
cathedral intended
by God for me
I wonder now
where sacred groves
might remain
as development
doesn’t sanctify
like ancient ways
We copy the form
in buildings to
house our bodies
but the plan
we use
won’t they lose
the meanings?
Without the sacred forms
we just adorn
and adornment empties soon
of soul
We always know
when the symbol
is meaningless
no matter the experts
telling us
its ultimate significance
We always know
when our
blessings are gone
til sacred groves
in books alone
to us
remain
5/19/02
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