The eleventh day

The hiking couple chose a church –
(perhaps they needed more research) –
the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

Their jeans and tee shirts caused a shock
among the faithful pious flock
of the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

The congregation had strong views,
so no-one sat within three pews
in the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

The couple sat and prayed and heard
an elder preaching from God's word
in the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

They sat and heard the man intone
a sermon that was not his own
at the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

Spurgeon's words, the elder took
and read to the people from a book
in the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

The sermon dealt with Mary, who
met Jesus, as was preached to
the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

The text: "Supposing Him to be
the gardener" was explained for the
Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

Each horticultural metaphor
that ever existed was preached on for
the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

And when the eternal sermon ended
the eternal service was further extended
for the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

For now an endless psalm was sung
and all the flock gave droning tongue
in the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

Never have human voices made
a sound more like the bagpipes, played
for the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

A man's deep bass provided the drone,
but oh, his voice was not alone
in the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

Other chanters sang the tune
as morning gave way to afternoon
in the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

Finally, the service done,
the people walked out one by one
from the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

Their long ordeal by now had passed;
the hikers walked away at last
from the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

Their plans to scale Ben Nevis' height
that day had been quite put to flight
by the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

If you just want an hour or so
of worship, then you should not go
to the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.

For you will need three hours to spare
for Word and Worship, penance and prayer
in the Wee Free Kirk in Fort William.