Eve

Brother Eckhart (Chip Camden). Brother Eckhart is a novice in the Order of Saint Benedict, Community of Saint John Cassian. He is a member of St Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.

I laughed
That night I heard him say
That I must be reborn

I laughed
Like Sarah when she heard
That she would bear a child

Too old
Too ridiculous by far
Too much to even hope

And now, Joseph
As we two set him down
In this silent womb of earth

I weep
And wonder
If I'll ever laugh again