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| Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue - Bloomfield Hills, MI |
High on the clean and wind-washed hills
Christ in His beauty stands
And looks on the jewel He loves to hold
In His sheltering and nail-pierced hands
Christ in His beauty stands
And looks on the jewel He loves to hold
In His sheltering and nail-pierced hands
The rustling tree-tops softly stir
in whispering and hushed surprise
the flowers at His feet look up and see
their reflection in Love’s own eyes.
in whispering and hushed surprise
the flowers at His feet look up and see
their reflection in Love’s own eyes.
Lovely the wind in the pale smooth grass,
and the hills in their shadow filled folds,
and lovely the light on the tumbled clouds
that reflects on the jewel He holds.
and the hills in their shadow filled folds,
and lovely the light on the tumbled clouds
that reflects on the jewel He holds.
Christ in His radiance walks the woods
and looks on His house with love
and the peace of his passing lingers long
in the wind smoothed hills above.
and looks on His house with love
and the peace of his passing lingers long
in the wind smoothed hills above.
---Poem written in 1949 by April O'Leary, RSCJ (1922-2013)
Province of England - Wales
Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. If you have a favorite poem written by an alum or RSCJ that you would like to share, please send to AASH PAST PRESIDENT MER
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