Eubanks cross

 Eubank's Cross

john clare 

The ole gospel minister

steeped in the hard shell

way did all he knew to

crack the nuts in the 

splintered pews.

It got so bad as one by

one the squirrels carried

the nuts away

that eventually

only one pew of a few

remained, 

 As far from

The pulpit

As possible.

Eventually ole Eubanks was

called on home to glory

and to this day

in September  they gather

up at the ole Hopewell

pull the splintered pew to the back

to watch that burning cross

march right across the floor

cracking every one of them.