Seven Storey Clerihew

THOMAS MERTON

Though a certain
Thomas Merton
Saw seven stories to his mountain,
After six, I must admit that I'd stopped countin'.

A Caricature

Daily Dose

From The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton

ASPERGES ME

"The quiet air awaits one note,
One light, one ray and it will be the angels' spring:
One flash, one glance upon the shiny pond, and then
Asperges me! sweet wilderness, and lo! we are redeemed!"

From The Sowing of Meanings

Seven Story Clerihew

THOMAS MERTON

Thomas Merton,
Soul hurtin',
Took the cowl.
Quiet now.