atram

With your touch

I find relief

from suffering,

and I heal from my pains.

With your fingers

you create treasures

from the dust of the earth

and the flames of the forge.

With your hands

you tell stories of distant lands,

and give voice to the soul.

With your prayer,

clear as water,

you take me to heaven

with a serene soul

and maternal love,

while you place in my hands

a straw cross.

Poem (C): Me

Ruth Sanderson (1951) (C): “Illustration”

Harry Clarke (C): “ Head & Halo of St. Brigid” (St. Mary’s Church, Ballinrobe, County Mayo)