Elbows and Knees

Fiction and PoetryWinter 2008
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If by my pray'r alone I could well worship thee,In bed, bath, and bier I'd lift my voice and beContent. But oh -- as difficult as 'twas to breatheWhen Thou lay vertically upon the cross -- so 'tisFor me to pray whilst I in placid postures plea.Lord, turn my kneesand elbowsupon theirends,Thatthrough myprostrate stateI may best imitateThe infinite limit to which my life upon Thee depends.

Angela Sun '10

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