Night prayer compline
Closes each lived day
Simeon’s words are uttered
He lived to see the day
Out of the depths we cry to you
Matins midday eve
The voice of prayer not silent
Our power when we believe
People of faith send up the prayer
For those who cannot pray
We are each other’s keepers
Do not look away
What people think a waste of time
Is life lived on full power
It is prayer that makes the world go round
Every hour its hour
Brian Fahy
19 October 2022
Erris Poetry 