Poem October 18, 1982 Issue

Spiritual joy

DORIS KERNS QUINN

The weighty burdens
of accumulated years
hanging like heavy beads
around the neck

drop
from the lives of those
whose joy is constant:
ruby-rich
emerald-clear
diamond-durable.

It is a jewel
polished by perseverance
guarded by glowing faith;
a gem shared
with the generosity
of impartial love

whose value increases
when worn daily
on the light chain
of buoyant years.

DORIS KERNS QUINN

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