Poem June 25, 1984 Issue

The single eye

Matthew 6:22

DORIS KERNS QUINN

If thine eye be single
(Thy body full of light),
Good and bad can't mingle;
Day can't turn to night.

Thy body full of light
(All reflected glory)!
Day can't turn to night;
Time can't end the story.

All reflected glory!
(Selfhood perfect, pure.)
Time can't end the story;
Vision must endure.

Selfhood perfect, pure
(Good and bad can't mingle).
Vision must endure—
If thine eye be single.

DORIS KERNS QUINN

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