Worship

Two nuns on the sea shore
stand apart from one another —
black wood posts
mesmerised by the sea god.
Mesmerised by the sea god.
One nun with human failings
and weary legs
sinks to the sand
and sits like a child,
sinks to the sand
and sits like a child.
A golden stripe appears
on the western horizon —
a golden stripe appears:
a signal from the sea god
that he understands tiredness.
One staunch sister
stays standing.
One staunch sister
stays standing
and the sun sets.
And the sun
sets.