Revisiting Tarrawarra Abbey:
John 21: 4-12
-to bros samuel and joseph o.c.s.o
monks, brothers & friend

The quiet coves along the road lead in
and there you are
with habit in tow,
warm smiles that hide the long seasons of waiting
for old and
newfound friends.


I recalled how we woke in time for Mass,
alert to the vigils and poetry of everyday.
We also caught the first and last flares of many suns
before vespers and compline.
We are still divining the silence that keeps us both at peace
while the fire of faith continues to burn by the hearth
of our abbey.



We live the rare freedom found
in exile. Apart as we may seem,
and unknown to many,
your vocation story continues to sustain mine.
I learn to find a lifelong truth in solitude,
the cost of sacrifice.
In walking with you, we unfold
many valleys of pain, and further still,
sensing the secret search and hidden joy in every human heart,
known to you and sometimes to me-
and those who struggle to carry
the Cross of Christ.

The morning rains a catalyst
for our winter spirit.
An awakening to the sea and shorelines we share within,
and more time between us in the months to be...



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