Saturday, June 16, 2007

! The Eyes Of The Ikon Comments

Rating: 3.0

The door creaks as she opens it
and the fall of the heavy iron latch
echoes through the empty church.
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Michael Shepherd
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Marci Made 16 June 2007

If only even in my dreams my writing could equal nothing larger than a grain of sand as good as yours it would be a miracle.This is wonderful...It brings me back to the days of lighting a candle and making a special intention wish as a child....Those days are gone and in the states, in my area, other than the great St.Patrick's Cathedral in N.Y.City, there are no longer these wonderful shining lights each representing a fervent prayer...I will not forget the lady in this poem nor the poem nor the skill from which it came............marci., . :)

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Patrick Toland 16 June 2007

Lovely Michael - like Larkin's 'Church Going' meets Van Doren

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