Poems Based on Lectionary Gospels
Hello, my friend, you really look down
with your back all bent and face in a frown.
That cross that you carry is really a load.
You’re not making much progress along the road.
And what is this burden upon my back?
It feels so heavy, my back may crack.
Sometimes I think 1 can hardly move.
I struggle along. But what do I prove?
What’s that, you say? Will I give you a hand
when I’m so weighted down I can hardly stand?
And you don’t need help as badly as I.
But if you’ll help me, let’s give it a try.
