just down the road from my high hill house,
is the very cave where john, the theologos
wrote the book of revelation...
after hearing the voice of god!
it is a most holy site and many from
all traditions arrive to pay homage,
light candles and rest in the sacred stillness..
the monastery on the tip top..
the holy monastery of st. john
is “still an active cell of orthodoxy”
perched on the wee mountain like a priest’s cap..
it is dubbed a world heritage site.
patmos is one of the smaller islands in the dodekanese.
when i first arrived, the villages of skala
and chora were still bundled in their winter coats..
snow was seen for the first time ever a few days ago..
it is o so cold and windy..
yet the sun rises red every morning...
the blue of the sky and the blue of the sea are inseparable.
everything is in motion for greek easter,
now that mardi gras is spent..
there is a bustle to freshen
up after the long winter’s nap..
the tour buses slowly begin their visitation rites..
shoppes and restaurants take down their woolies
to make themselves known..
hotels are shaking out the bedbugs..
boats are hoisting their sails..
...it WILL get warmer, it will!
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