A Certain Kind of Holy Men

Not every wino is a Holy Man.

Oh, but some of them are.

I love those who’ve learned

to sit comfortably

for long periods with their hams

pressed against their calves,

outdoors,

with a wall for a back-rest,

contentedly saying nothing.

These move about only when

necessary,

on foot, and almost always

in pairs.

I think of them as oblates.

Christ’s blood is in their veins

or they thirst for it.

They have looked into the eyes

of God,

unprotected by smoked glass.

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• Imitated From The Japanese by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• I Am Of Ireland by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• Hound Voice by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• His Phoenix by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• His Dream by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• His Confidence by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• His Bargain by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• High Talk by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• Her Vision In The Wood by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• Her Triumph by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• Her Praise by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• Her Dream by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• Her Anxiety by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• He Wishes His Beloved Were Dead by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• He Thinks Of Those Who Have Spoken Evil Of His Beloved by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• He Tells Of The Perfect Beauty by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• He Tells Of A Valley Full Of Lovers by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• The Cat And The Moon by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats
• The Cap And Bells by William Butler Yeats by William Butler Yeats

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