Ion
Light itself is a chapel
an east-west wash
spilt on the Christmas rose.
Space itself is a chapel
a fruitless bowl
flowers dried in a jug.
Life itself is a chapel
at water’s edge
murmur of patient prayer.
Feature Image: Saint Enodoc Church, Trebetherick, Cornwall, U.K.
Nicholas Battey is retired and lives and gardens in West Devon. He was previously Professor of Plant Development at the University of Reading where he wrote research papers, co-edited and contributed to the popular science books 30 Second Biology and 30 Second Evolution, and co-wrote the textbook Biological Diversity: Exploiters and Exploited. He self-published a collection of his poems in 2020 and his music can be found on his website.
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