Poem March 17, 1962 Issue

ASPIRATION

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

I am not a Mary;
yet I aspire to be—
to change my Martha nature
for loving grace to free
from earthly tasks that cumber,
from worldly cares, and find
sweet peace in understanding
my God, eternal Mind.

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

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