Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Mother of God Who Dries Tears





Forgive us, O Lady
for seating you on a throne
when you'd more likely prefer
the simplicity of your Nazareth home,
where you'd sing songs to your Golden Boy
and bounce him on your knee. 
You know, we're always looking for some new way
to express our affection for the two of you. 
But I notice  as well you hold a tear-drying napkin,
the final swipe at
the guilt we bear -
the frozen, past moments,
which your son wipes away.

Father Stephen Morris