Meditations on the Way: Poems of a Christian Journey

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The Guest

I have dusted all my furniture

And picked the rosebuds gay;

And I have swept my little house

As long as you will stay.

Oh, I have baked  a loaf of bread,

And fetched my curds and plums;

You shall have apples, honeysweet,

If only you will come.

I ve scrubbed my pots and shiny pans;

I ve washed my kitchen floor;

I ve hung my pictures on the wall-

Put “Welcome” at the door.

Oh, will you come and see my house

As you are passing by?

If you will tell me it is nice,

I need no other joy.

If you will sit and eat with me-

A time of meeting share-

Only once is all I need

Eternal bliss to bear.

Sr. Giles (C) 2006

Edited 05/12/2008

Br Andrew EFO