Cellarer's Celery

Written by

Fr. Jeremy Davis and illustrated by Luke Garrow

C H E S T E R T O N,

INDIANA

Within the canyon, by a stream,

Saint Martin’s holy monks are keen to chant and pray and praise the Lord, seeking Him as their reward.

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Among those monks who pray and praise, there’s one who mostly spends his days in careful keeping of the cellar.

The brothers call this monk the Cellarer.

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He lives in a room above that hole so quiet, cool, and comfortable, where apples, beets, and turnips rest, safe from heat and storm and pest.

They call his room the Cellarer’s cell. And amidst the morning and evening praise that enfolds and crowns monastic days, the Cellarer sometimes sits in his cell and sometimes works in his cellar.

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He cleans the floor and counts the fruit. He carefully crams in each ruddy root,

until he’s sure that in wintertime the monks’ll have plenty on which to dine.

Now, in the cellar he keeps a treat— his favorite snack, his bon appétit.

Not apple, pear, or strawberry—

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