The Poetry Corner

Transubstantiation.

By Madison Julius Cawein

I. A Sunbeam and a drop of dew Lay on a red rose in the South: God took the three and made her mouth, Her sweet, sweet mouth, So red of hue, The burning baptism of His kiss Still fills my heart with heavenly bliss. II. A dream of truth and love come true Slept on a star in daybreak skies: God mingled these and made her eyes, Her dear, dear eyes, So gray of hue, The high communion of His gaze Still fills my soul with deep amaze.