Eleanor Rigby Today
By Larry Linville

Beatles sang years ago
of Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie
and all the lonely people
but the list keeps growing
of people and things
which should be included today.
A person sitting in a pew
ignored by the cliques
because of his clothes
or her reputation
which nobody really knows.
A clergy stands up to preach
a sermon she prepared
for many hours last week
to people who whispered
and laughed
and slept
and read books.
An old pipe organ
stands silenced for many years
because nobody
knows how to play it
and will not take lessons.
A bell sits idle
in a church steeple
after the rope broke
and nobody
had time to replace it.
Dusty old books
in the church library
unvisited in a day of
books on cassette
and DVD’s.
A classic hymn
hidden away in a hymnal
goes unsung
in all it’s undiscovered beauty
because nobody learns it
and sings it.

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