Witness to a Passing
The bells ring throughout the campus, the nuns
In sync and all at once gather, lament
Her passing, in step from their homes solemn
Unhurried movements, slowed, measured, patient
These women know this march’s final journey
On a sun-lit morning, come to attend
Assist as medics carry the body
Women in nun’s garb and not, pray to send
Her soul onto a holy, well-known place
The ambulance lights swirl without sound
Each of their movements filled with beauty and grace
And with prayer chant, sing, intone and surround
Send with love, one stop from this existence
Into heaven filled with joy and silence.