TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES / by Joe Castorino

Your merciful aquamarine eyes

   are magnificently modest,

Sparkling like radiant jewels

   of kindness and compassion;

Your serene smile humbly

   steals my hopeful heart,

As you point me towards the

   path that leads to Jesus;

Your majestic mantle and sky-blue

   sash dance joyfully in the breeze,

Reflecting the mildness and the

   gentleness of the good God;

Your ladylike lips whisper    

   words of wisdom

That comfort and lighten

my heavy heart;

Your sweet, saintly actions

   ripple through the universe,

Like warm, welcoming waves

   of heavenly peace.