Haymarket Christ

 

Just a hot and lazy Sunday at dusk and I'm shuffling down Main Street towards the Haymarket Cafe. Nobody's playing any music outside, although musical instruments sit by a bench.

The musicians and fans ignore the instruments and the bench and just sit on the sidewalk. 

Sadie the Wonder Dog loves to lounge with the Haymarket humans.

Nothing much happening on the street, so I guess I'll go inside.

Not much happening in here either, with nobody downstairs but a waitress and a computer geek.

Guess I'll just take a seat over here in the corner by the Christ and monk statue.

 



Jesus is missing an arm. 

The monk looks up at Christ with adoration.

But if you look closely, their eyes do not meet. Christ is looking right past him. 

There is probably some sorta profound allegory of life to be drawn from that, if you think about it long enough and if you look at it right.

But I think I'll just finish my coffee and head home.

 

Tony Mateus captured this embarrassing mistake in Sturbridge this weekend.



Just goes to show ya you can lead, but that don't mean anybody's gonna follow.