Saint Thérèse of Lisieux – a poem by Ulrica Hume

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux


What bitterness in those eyes,
what gracious pain.

The flowers fall, 
and I gather them in.

 

Ulrica Hume is the author of An Uncertain Age, a spiritual mystery novel, and House of Miracles, a collection of stories, one of which was selected by PEN and broadcast on NPR. Her work appears online (EcoTheo, RIC Journal, Short Édition, etc.), in literary journals (Firmament), and in anthologies. She is a labyrinth guide.