A Sacred Space

by Tim Bete | March 11, 2020 12:04 am

This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Julie Labuszewski.                                                                                            

A Sacred Space

2 pm
in the family kitchen
around the wooden island,
a mother and daughter
talk
into the next delightful hour.

Hail Mary

Light streams in
through three open windows
above the porcelain white sink,
illuminating this sacred space.

Full of grace

Her mother,
fully present.

Blessed art thou among women

As years pass,
lost memories
change everything.

A door begins to close,
another opens,
welcoming a daughter.

Inside, flickering flames
above rows of candles
burn with passion.

A splash of holy water
awakens the senses.

Vignettes on windows
with royal blues,
rich reds,
emerald greens
and golden yellows
come alive.

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb

She kneels in gratitude,
prays in solitude,
when a benevolent form
calls her
by her name.

Another mother,
fully present.

Hail Mary

Around the wooden altar,
a mother and daughter
talk
into the next delightful hour.

Full of grace

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Julie Labuszewski is a full-time copywriter and brand storyteller in Colorado and a part-time student at Arapahoe Community College. Poetry is a new genre for her.

Source URL: https://integratedcatholiclife.org/2020/03/poetry-a-sacred-space/

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