Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Ora Pro Nobis
Sculpted heavy doors creak open,
Lured by darkness within
Holy water dabbed, words spoken
Ritual recitations begin
Sealing the sanctity of her mission.
Seemingly unending, unlit aisles extending
With yellow-brick road rigidity
Flanking knotted kneelers unbending
Conveying timeless solidity
Drawing her in, to enter her petition
Through the dimness, gleaming
Shards of light shimmer softly
Coloring ancient stained glass; streaming
As wafts of warmth push aloft
Through wrought iron grates emitting
Candle flames flicker; She approaches, unespied
Preparing to render her fervent intention
A coin drops, a lonely votive tries to hide
But she strikes the spark, Divine Intervention
Reverently sought at Mother Mary’s Shrine
Written in response to Trifecta Week 59 writing challenge: INTENTION (noun)…third definition:
3a : what one intends to do or bring about; b : the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered. (www.trifectawritingchallenge.com)
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Opal Reflections 
Nice tribute to the sensory side to religious ceremony.
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I like your descriptions and the poem flowed beautifully 🙂
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Thanks..thought I’d abandon blank verse for a change and attempt some meter and rhyme.
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This is so beautiful. I could see the church going up around me in such lovely detail. (:
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Brings back the good old days of lighting candles in chapels, churches and cathedrals. Thank you.
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