Black slippers, white socks
flowers on her dress
long black hair, covering her shoulders
kneeling at your altar,
accepting the bread, the wine
sharing in the communion
remembering our brother, our savior
accepting the elements,
kneeling at your rail
November 2, 2008
Communion
Suncook United Methodist Church
Shanequa
(Raymond A. Foss)
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