Michael Shayer
Assisi - under Rocca Maggiore, looking to Francis’ hill-top under Monte Subasio
Francesco
il poverello
had to escape the young punks
he was responsible for
“Are we doing the right thing?”
“How shall I make it up with il padre mio?”
“Elias is getting too big for his boots”
“How could you accept Chiara as well?”
“Please advise me on my praying”
etc. etc.
--as if sleeping (and not all that much) on
rock wasn’t
enough, even if it was dry
so just up the mountain
to the escarpment edge above the trees
--where now a white hang
glider soars seeking even
more lift, and gets it
nothing emotional, no striving here
no ‘acts of will’ etc. etc.
coming to himself again
for as long as it takes
before descending
to go on making the private public
amidst the whole company.
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