A Virgin a Day: Day Eleven
We seek her wisdom,
ask for guidance in matters mundane
and monumental.
Our Lady, what should I do?
we ask,
like those seeking guidance
from the Oracle at Delphi.
Sometimes her answer comes
in the words of a song,
in a resonant phrase in book,
in the insightful advice of a friend.
Sometimes it's just a sense of knowing
a sense of the rightness
of a course of conduct
that hadn't been apparent before.
She waits
until we seek her help
then pats her lap
and beckons us settle in
for some mothering.
She smooths back our hair
and rubs our forehead
in little circles
until our eyelids grow heavy
and then she whispers
just
what
we
need
to
know.
Comments
(A Creative Harbor) aka artmusedog and Carol ^_^
Wonderful work you do!!
Happy Tuesday!
Ruby
Exactly!
Mary of the Menorah
and beckons us settle in
for some mothering.
She smooths back our hair
and rubs our forehead
in little circles
until our eyelids grow heavy
and then she whispers
just
what
we
need
to
know."
the tenderness of this slays me!
was so true of my dad too.
I think she speaks more than we care to listen...at least I am guilty of this.
Beautiful post♥