WICKLOW IRISES
(A4NDLES lit at the bleak * Altars of fen and bogNot in the holy place But where the marshland tog Shrouds the hallowed field And its sacred thornWhere spirits walk and the wind Is a shrieking leprechaun. There on the raucous dark Your quiet candles bloomLamps for the wanderer, A refuge and a room. . . Yours is the faith of the world, The clear, unbidden flame Lighting the wilderness — That every man ‘can name. Imperishable gold! What falling rains of doubt Can quench your fire? What wind Can blow your candles out?
Ruth
Gilbert
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 783, 23 July 1954, Page 11
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94WICKLOW IRISES New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 783, 23 July 1954, Page 11
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