Tag: lavabo
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Recession of floodwaters, return of black lands
Beware of the dog sign in late July When the fertile Nile is rising Climbing up a duned horizon Effluvial waters grey and brown as are found brackish in old outhouses Leaving departure arrival a wake alluvial He has flown with his wounds from his tomb Three days entombed, he arises to bloom Osiris in…
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Washing of feet
Chiropidal lavabo Feet are bathed Father clothed in Son Pedilavium almost pagan seeming On a poxy overcast Maundy Thursday Feet streaked with street debris, soiled Lint-smudged ankles sweaty from toil Kneeling to my appointment Hands purified with honey ointment Licking a doily’s corner Faecal matter, strands of hay Blood from glass, I wash away Whey…
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Ritual Cleanliness
Stained to lavabo Hands lathered Unreluctant celebrant Ineluctable cleanliness Pleasant scent as of meadowed heaven Septuagint abeyant, bathing my hands Mouthing Psalm twenty five I will wash my hands in innocence O Lord so will compass altar thine I will be altered by it Change in the truly compliant Miracle upon belief reliant. Sighing in…
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