Wednesday, March 12
Ave Maria Gratia Plena
Poem by Oscar Wilde
Was this His coming! I had hoped to see
A scene of wondrous glory, as was told
Of some great God who in a rain of gold
Broke open bars and fell on Danae
Or a dread vision as when Semele
Sickening for love and unappeased desire
Prayed to see God's clear body, and the fire
Caught her white limbs and slew her utterly
With such glad dreams I sought this holy place
And now with wondering eyes and heart I stand
Before this supreme mystery of Love:
A kneeling girl with passionless pale face,
An angel with a lily in his hand,
And over them both with outstretched wings the Dove.
Was this His coming! I had hoped to see
Broke open bars and fell on Danae
Or a dread vision as when Semele
Caught her white limbs and slew her utterly
With such glad dreams I sought this holy place
A kneeling girl with passionless pale face,
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