Sanctuary (Poem 91)

Sanctuary

praying 

        ferns 

sweep the darkness 

from ancient 

        pagan idols'

lichen-clad feet

courtly 

        bowing 

            deeply

tasting the lurid 

        honey

of diluvian decay

  re/

  in/

      spiring 

their fog-enfolded 

         sanctuary

(c) 2013, by Hannah Six

Sanctuary (Poem 91)