Quote of the day, 5 January: Jessica Powers
There is a star above this street for me.
Hither I came of old,
bearing my myrrh and frankincense and gold.
Hunger and loneliness and poverty
I brought for their delight
once in my youth upon a snowy night.
I did not follow to the inmost place
where the Child lay asleep.
It was too splendid; the light dripped too deep.
I saw the tears upon the Virgin’s face.
I gave my gifts to her,
and the night ended in a golden blur.
Sister Miriam of the Holy Spirit, o.c.d. (Jessica Powers)
Michigan Boulevard, Chicago (1932)
Powers, J 1999, The Selected Poetry of Jessica Powers, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Featured image: Adoration of the Magi is an oil on canvas painting by Spanish master Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682). Executed ca. 1655–1660, this monumental painting—nearly two meters or over six feet in height—is a treasure in the Toledo Museum of Art collection in Toledo, Ohio. Image credit: Toledo Museum of Art / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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