for Gerard Manley Hopkins
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enthralled with grace
lux in tenebris lucet to the hilt
so the saints lived
free from guilt
building their little arks inland
waiting for the sea
hallowed beyond circumstances
too hard to believe
yet I believe them
robin's egg blue believe
I and my soul together singing
in any weather
and remembering
beauty is worth it
beauty in the Word
the fire flakes falling
and the gold brushed from the sun
the way of artists
and the Holy One
gift of our Christmases
the only true Son
illuminating our brief wings
as we fall not.
mary angela douglas 30 july 2023
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