I know a monk

Cherry

By nancy_am

Sun, 26 Oct 2008
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I know a monk,
living between Cairo and Alexandria,
who has let go of all earthly possessions
including the name his mother gave him.

He told me the story of how
she phoned him on his Nokia 6600
and told him that she was going to visit

and he told her not to come

because he had let go of all earthly attachments

instead
he prays, draws saints and the Son of God

and sits at an old, beat up computer
and teaches himself

how to use photoshop.

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Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
This poem says so much in so few words. Beautifully crafted in its apparent simplicity. Tina

 

Submitted by bosch on
Nancy: This is very good. I do think it might profit with some minor paring, perhaps, starting at the 2nd stanza and told him she was coming to visit he told her not to he had let go of all earthly attachments so, he prays, draws saints and the Son of God and sits at an old, beat-up computer teaching himself how to use photoshop. To your attention, and hopefully of use. Swep

Submitted by nancy_am on
Tina - Thank you so much for your kind words. Swep - it's been a while. As always, your suggestions are a great help to me. Thank you. And I can't wait to catch up with your new writing. n.