The Wedding at Cana
The mother of God spoke to her son as the laughter and singing began to die
(Though the feast had hardly just begun) and the guests began to sigh.
“These people are waiting for something more” She whispered to him.
“These people pine to drink as they’ve never drunk before—
They have no wine.”
“Oh woman”, the Son of Man replied, “What is that to me? It is not my hour.”
But his mother still stood there by his side and spoke a little lower.
“The singing and dancing have almost ceased and the bride is shame-faced.
Oh, son of mine, the guests have come to the wedding feast
And have no wine.”
And, looking down on his princely face, she remembered what Simeon prophesied
As he held the child in the holy place: A sword shall pierce your side.
“Oh blood of my blood” the Virgin said, “The drink they thirst for is yours and mine.
They came to see a bridegroom wed
And they have no wine.”
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