They carried Your light
up into the chancel
old pros handling an unlit tallow
with calm aplomb
deftly relighting the wick
the light growing
as the candles burned
on the altar
November 20, 2007 7:45
our acolytes Sunday,
Erica and Nick
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH
(Raymond A. Foss)
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