Church going online
Altar bare.
No one’s there.
It’s unused.
Where the Word
once was heard:
empty pews.
It lies dark
and was marked
unessential.
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Church going online
Altar bare.
No one’s there.
It’s unused.
Where the Word
once was heard:
empty pews.
It lies dark
and was marked
unessential.
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