Robes Gather in the Alley, Languedoc
by Stephen Linsteadt
Black clergy robes
hanging on an outdoor clothesline
dance staccato to the wind
as though hearing flamenco for the first time
or perhaps they are finally free
of their starch.
From my upstairs room
I hear them laugh at each other’s altar jokes
and confessional stories
as they snack on bread crumbs
from their pockets
and drink from wine-soaked sleeves.
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