quietly savouring
the miracle
of her newly
open womb,
rejoicing at each
fluttering movement,
she was not prepared
for the leap of joy
within her
as somehow
through muscle walls,
recognition
stirred in her
tiny unborn son,
of one whose birth
would cause angels to
fill the night sky
with singing!
Mary meets Elizabeth by Dinah Roe Kendall
From her Book:
Allegories of heaven; an artist explores the greatest story ever told
