EJH
03-05-2003, 10:13 PM
church of the rose
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church of the rose
last night i had a vision
i was in a church made of stone
the light shone through the stained glass
but all of the bricks were cold
a man was at the altar
held by nails driven through his hands
his eyes asked a simple question..
"why don't they understand?"
i stared in wonder at the cross
which hung him on the wall
trying to think of what he did
that could have been so wrong
in the darkness of a corner
sat a little child of light
i asked her who she was
she looked at me and smiled
she led me to the courtyard
to the shadow the huge church threw
she pointed to the darkest spot and said
"that is where the rose once grew"
at the time i wasn't sure
if i was supposed to understand
softly, she looked up at me
"you will", she said
and then she gently kissed my hand
when i awoke i wondered
if what she meant would ever be told
looking down i realized
that in my hand
i held a single, beautiful, rose.
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church of the rose
last night i had a vision
i was in a church made of stone
the light shone through the stained glass
but all of the bricks were cold
a man was at the altar
held by nails driven through his hands
his eyes asked a simple question..
"why don't they understand?"
i stared in wonder at the cross
which hung him on the wall
trying to think of what he did
that could have been so wrong
in the darkness of a corner
sat a little child of light
i asked her who she was
she looked at me and smiled
she led me to the courtyard
to the shadow the huge church threw
she pointed to the darkest spot and said
"that is where the rose once grew"
at the time i wasn't sure
if i was supposed to understand
softly, she looked up at me
"you will", she said
and then she gently kissed my hand
when i awoke i wondered
if what she meant would ever be told
looking down i realized
that in my hand
i held a single, beautiful, rose.
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