Catholic Planet 
www.catholicplanet.com
 a worldwide online Catholic magazine 
[ main page | contact info | submit an article | search ]

Latin Hymns
We share a hymnal at Sunday Mass
Shoulders rubbing, heads leaning
Together toward each other

Our eyes meet in "Panis Angelicus"
I touch her bare arm in "Jubilate Domino"
We smile through Latin hymns

And the slow dour notes of the organ
Lighten for a moment with the sound
Of her voice singing soft and fragile

God the almighty lives at
That instant in the sweetness
Of words sung in her whisper

And I am filled with prayers of thanksgiving
For that Eve and this Adam
In the Eden of touch


by Doug Tanoury

[The Wedding Poem | Like the Birds | Promise | Sunday Morning | Latin Hymns]


This poem is © Copyright 2001


{ Catholic Planet | Poetry Index | Music Index }



  Return to Catholic Planet main page