No.113

The Old Woman

 Joseph Campbell 1879-1944

(Seosamh MacCathmhaoil)

As a white candle  

  In a holy place,  

So is the beauty  

  Of an aged face.  

  

As the spent radiance     

Of the winter sun,  

So is a woman  

  With her travail done,  

  

Her brood gone from her,  

  And her thoughts as still   

As the waters  

  Under a ruined mill.  

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