Pareidolia

A poem

Russell. A sketch by Stephen S. Brown.

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Pareidolia

Walking home from church
I see faces from the pulpit
in the rain, in the stains
on the sidewalk in front

of the chapel; and again,
more of them, on the backs
of rain-soaked walkers, sketched 
in damp, and grimly staring;

the eyes of saints, haints
gone ahead and waiting;
the eyes of — does the Trinity
have two eyes, or six?

Who can tell apart
the holy and unholy
visions of a soul weaned
on ancient scriptures?

And who can name things
seen in clouds of glory?

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