and in the half-light of the abbey church,
candles flickering,
a kneeling stillness

for years of days
prayer
so that to be is to pray
to pray is to be and

to be is to love and
to love is to understand for

there are no questions
when silence holds all answers

candles flickering,
a kneeling stillness

Michael Shepherd

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/monk-1/