Today You Seem So Wondrous Fair

Today you seem so wondrous fair,
your lips and cheeks and eyes and hair
so touched with angel shining grace,
that I, poor beggar, take my seat
and wait in wonder at your feet,
to catch a glimpse of heaven’s face.

Christopher M. Swan, “Song of Susan,” 2008
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