At Merton's Grave

The Negative Way

The pebble on which Merton trod serves

 its cosmic purpose better growing there

 on the path he walked than it does

 hidden away in some dusty drawer.

The blade of grass growing in the soil that

 covers his bones sings its song of praise better

 at his gravesite than it does pressed between

 the pages of The Seven Storey Mountain.