AMPHORA 
II 
 
 
LL hail to Mary wandering 
 Adored by shepherd and by Mage ! 
The fury of the ruthless king 
Inspires Her desert pilgrimage. 
 
O sorrow of pure eyes beneath 
The heavy-fringed ecstatic lids, 
Seeing for maiden song and wreath 
Sphinxes and pagan Pyramids ! 
 
O sorrow bitterer than death 
To leave the dear delighted land, 
And change the groves of Nazareth 
For lonely leagues of sterile sand ! 
 
To us who wander desolate 
In Earth’s sad wilderness do Thou 
Bend down Thy lips immaculate 
And touch and kiss the adoring brow ! 
Amen. 
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