Mary the Dawn, Christ the perfect Day:
Mary the Gate, Christ the heavenly Way.
Mary the Root, Christ the mystic Vine:
Mary the Grape, Christ the sacred Wine.
Mary the Corn-sheaf, Christ the living Bread:
Mary the Rose-tree, Christ the Rose blood-red.
Mary the Fount, Christ the cleansing Flood:
Mary the Chalice, Christ the saving Blood.
Mary the Temple, Christ the temple's Lord:
Mary the Shrine, Christ it's God adored.
Mary the Beacon, Christ the Heaven's Rest:
Mary the Mirror, Christ the Vision blest.
-Anonymous
from Mary Queen of Heaven (1997) by Peg Streep
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