Mary’s Face in the Dark

Her face, the virgin Mary
glowing in the night,
shining in the kitchen window
illuminating the room,
after midnight
The artistry of the painter
captured in the palette,
the simple figure
in the darkened night
Her faith shining

December 2, 2008
parsonage, Mary and Joseph in the window,
above the breezeway
Suncook United Methodist Church
Pembroke, NH