Two or Three Angels

Two or Three Angels - meaning Summary

Questioning Organized Religion

A brief vignette in which two or three angels visit Earth and observe a crowded, prosperous church. They watch streams of people entering and leaving, puzzled both by the regularity of the traffic and by why worshippers remain inside so long. The poem presents a simple, outsider’s perspective that raises questions about religious ritual, social habit, and the inscrutable motives that draw people to institutional worship.