A Poem A Day from the George Hail Library ~ Selected by Maria Horvath: Queen of the May
Excerpt:
Since medieval times, in many cultures, the month of May has been devoted to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
May is Mary’s month, and I
Muse at that and wonder why:
Her feasts follow reason,
Dated due to season ─
Candlemas, Lady Day;
But the Lady Month, May,
Why fasten that upon her,
With a feasting in her honor?
asks the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Is it only its being brighter
Than the most are must delight her?
Is it....
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