Photo: Francisco Laporta Valor - Escaner. Catálogo de la Exposición “Pintores de Alcoy. De Antonio Gisbert a Rigoberto Soler”.
Wrapped in her mantle;
a cape of bright blue With gentle eyes and long dark lashes
her fiat radiates the truth.
Glistening through the colored window glass
the sunbeams sparkle and
create the most magnificent dance.
The branches bend on the little linden tree
as the raindrops tenderly trickle down
with the leaves swaying in the breeze.
A sprig of rosemary and
white satin petals twirl in the wind.
She is the Mystical Rose;
the crimson blossom of Nazareth.
A garland of roses;
the fairest flower at her feet
As she bathes in His heavenly light
the kiss of the angels touches her cheek.
The sweet scent of nectar permeates the air
as the bees hum softly,
and the dew of honey drips down with
the wings of a dove fluttering in the wind.
As a brilliant golden ray
pierces her Immaculate Heart
the blue butterfly brushes
against the bed of bulrush.
The calm, tranquil waters
crawl towards the shore
as the Star of the Sea
shines upon the silvery sand.
The rod of the root of Jesse
springs forth the burst of bloom.
She is the Mother of God.
Blessed is the fruit of her womb.
This poem was originally published in Called to Love A Listening Heart A Book of Catholic Poetry, by Christina M. Sorrentino