Nun's Body Shows Few Signs of Decay

by Carol Everett Adams

 
 
 

Nun’s body intact four years after death
draws people to Missouri monastery.
27 May 2023
, The Guardian

I saved up for a massage
in the self-care category,
budget pointing to a better day,
but got a case of second sight
on the way to bliss—
bought a Kindle light instead.
Now I shine like Lazarus stumbling out of a store.
Touch screen tucked in, muscles be damned,
I’m bent at a bad angle, braced,
reading away my vacation
while the devout plan my future,
lay hands on my sainthood.


 

Carol Everett Adams writes poems about Disney theme parks, UFOs, organized religion, and other topics. Her poems have been published in California Quarterly, Hawaii Pacific Review, The MacGuffin, Midwest Quarterly, The New York Quarterly, South Dakota Review, and others. You can connect with her at caroleverettadams.com.