Thursday, September 15, 2016

Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows 
September 15




MATER DOLOROSA

Swords piercing mothers'  hearts -
in every age - in every way. 
Crucifixions keep happening.
Stabat mater dolorosa ....

We see mothers every night
on the TV stations of the cross -
bombs, bullets, the deaths of so
many kids. Stabat mater dolorosa ....

Mothers looking out windows
with nervous fists - with the sound of
so many ambulances in the night....
Stabat mater dolorosa ....

©  Andy Costello, 2016




1 comment:

Mary Joan said...

A beautiful post . Thank God we , mothers , have Mary as a model .

Lovely poem .