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.
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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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