A KIND OF BEAUTY

(Baptised: dipped in, immersed, submerged, steeped or dyed) 

Pane transparent, window stained,
Gift of glass dipped in a bain
Of sun-soaked dye, and washed by rain
To lift all sights to hope again;
Colour that I sing – sweet praise,
Lit by streaming love – your gaze, 
May I seep that light and raise 
All eyes to heaven, by your grace:

Eyes perturbed by doubt or pain, 
Footsteps laden by each vein
Of worldly care – the ball, the chain –
Rise to see a glimpse, a glaze
Of your streaming, heavenly rays –
Light eternal of your face.

– Rita Glennon (January 10, 2026)

(Below: Saint Chapelle, Paris images by Diego Delso [1974–], CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=136876105)