The Prodigal-Bishop

Question 1

the brown enormous

Answer 1

the brown enormous odor he lived by/was too close with it’s breathing and thick hair/for him to judge

Question 2

But sometimes

Answer 2

But sometimes mornings after drinking bouts/he hid the pints behind a two-by-four

Question 3

And then he

Answer 3

And then he thought he might endure/his exile another year or more

Question 4

he felt the bat’s uncertain

Answer 4

he felt the bat’s uncertain staggering flight/his shuddering insights beyond his control

Question 5

But it took him

Answer 5

But it took him a long time/finally to make up his mind to go home

Question 6

bouts

Answer 6

term used in boxing-alcohol is a fight(it does not bring joy)

Question 7

safe and

Answer 7

safe and companiable as in the Ark