Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church
By
John I. Blair
For miles along the lonely road
It witnesses across the fields
That Simon Menno’s faith
Still thrives in Kansas.
Refusing to bear arms,
Denying violence and war,
Led these true believers
To Russian steppes
And earlier than that
To Prussian floodplains
And the windswept coast
Of Holland. How often
Have they fled their homes
And moved to strange horizons,
Stubbornly in search of peace
Wherever it survived?
They’ve lived here now
As long as anyplace,
But still don’t own
A guarantee.
©2006 John I. Blair
Click on author's byline for bio and list of other works published by Pencil Stubs Online.Pic below: the church that inspired the poem.
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