It Is Always This – a poem by J.M. Summers

It Is Always This

It is always this that we
return to. Cold walls that 
restrict the heaving waves, 
the votive candles that keep 
our prayers kindled when we 
are gone. A simple altar, 
stained glass, the swallows 
maintain their own form of 
worship. And we, rediscovering 
the hush within that is the 
imitation of the greater one 
without, the unspoken admonishment 
which is the only answer 
the prayer requires.

J.M. Summers was born and still lives in South Wales. Previous publication credits include Another Country from Gomer Press and various magazines / anthologies. The former editor of a number of small press magazines, he is currently working on his first collection.