IMMACULATE   CONCEPTION 

Poem For Today - December 8, 2014 

OUR  LADY 

OF  IMMACULATE  CONCEPTION

I searched for a lady
With beauty, not external,
But of the heart,
And I found no one,
And still I find none! 

I searched for a lady
With eyes without envy,
But glowing innocence,
And I found no one,
And still I find none!

I searched for a lady
With modesty, not vanity,
And heart full of piety,
And I found no one,
And still I find none!

I searched for a lady
With grace, not of movements,
But of the soul,
And I found no one,
And still I find none!

I searched for a lady
With wisdom, not knowledge,
And full of kindness,
And I found no one,
And still I find none!

I searched for a lady
With virtues, not vices,
And one who’s exemplary,
And I found no one,
And still I find none!

Where can I find her?
-One without sin, not earthly,
One born immaculate:
And it was Mother Mary-
The Mother of Jesus:
She was that only one! 

© Dr John Celes

Painting on top:

Immaculate Conception

by Velasquez