Seven times Seven times Seven times Seven
My thoughts are endless
Infinity times Seven
= 0
= 7
There is no calculation
I can think of
That solves this mysterious question
Perhaps I am staring at God
Without even being aware of his presence
We might be standing opposite
Each other in the meadows
That surround the church
I am exploring the mathematics of this thought
According to local legend, the last survivor of the Black Death in Dode (Kent) was a seven-year-old girl known as the Dode Child
It is said she took refuge in the church after all the other villagers were dead, and died within its walls
The Dode Child is supposed to haunt the churchyard, having first appeared on a Sunday morning each month for several years, and then every seven years since