The Cloister
Nobody lives in this shining house but God,
though shadowy figures tremble to and fro.
Over these cool grey stones that suffering made
only the pierced feet of the Master go.
Afire went through this place and gutted it;
a living flame of love
over the ruins a fog of silence spread.
Nobody comes here but the pale young Christ
Who loves a shelter uninhabited
– Sister Miriam of the Holy Spirit
The Selected Poetry of Jessica Powers Edited by Regina Siegfried and Robert Morneau. ICS Publications 2131 Lincoln Road, NE Washington, DC 20002-1199 Reprint of the most extensive anthology of this noted Carmelite poet, which she approved five weeks before her death. Includes introduction by Bishop Morneau.
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