Donal Mahoney- A Poem

 

Monks in the Orchard Picking Peaches

Young monk 

and old monk

in the orchard

picking peaches,

sunny and plump,

ready for canning.

Carrying bushels

to the wagon cart,

the young monk 

asks the old monk 

what to look out for 

when growing old.

The old monk 

pauses and says

not much. 

Life stays the same

for the most part.

Monks work and pray

but an old monk 

works slower and 

prays faster.

But not to worry,

the old monk advises.

He admits he's 

going deaf

but that's just

an inconvenience 

since God uses 

sign language.

Peaches like these

have no need to talk.

Donal Mahoney lives in St. Louis, Missouri.