Hammond Guthrie

In a Moment's Time

 

(for Philip Berrigan)

The presses might have stopped in their tracks
Television might have shut down in mid-commercial
The Internet might have gone offline -- and
The War might never have begun
If only for one moment of praise.

But none of this happened--

While those of us who know
And those of you who knew
Silently mourn the passing
Of an impeccable hero.