James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
April 8Easter Even
By Christina Georgina Rossetti (18301894)T
Lo, “it is finished,” and the Strong Man sleeps:
All stars keep vigil watching for the sun,
The moon her vigil keeps.
Beside a virgin cave and entrance stone:
Surely a garden full of Angels too,
Wondering, on watch, alone.
Veiling their faces round God’s throne above,
May well keep vigil on this heavenly hill
And cry their cry of love.
Of Love more deep than hell, more strong than death;
Until the day break and the shadows flee,
The Shaking and the Breath.