Stephansdom

Sonika. "Stephansdome." 5/6/05. Picture. www.Flickr.com. 14/4/09.
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Light dances through stained glass
like brightly colored gypsies on a string.
A mixture of dust and incense.
Decay spreads through the edifice.
Ironically here Mythology meets Jesus.
They shake hands briefly and step away.
Soft and Soulful a requiem rises.
Ancient, Gothic thick with mourning
reverberating off stone walls.
Row after row of pews sitting
held aloft on cobble stone floors.
Geometric patterns: triangles, squares
worn down, almost to nothing.
For centuries priests have stood
glinting gold trays of communion wafers in hand.
Waiting to place one Crisp circle
on my tongue.