Readers of this blog (surely none -ed.) will know that I am fond of the verse of Christina Rossetti. She writes both secular and devotional poems. Her connection to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood through her brother Dante Gabriel makes her even more interesting. Sometimes she would end up in their paintings!

The following short poem is one of her devotional pieces that I particularly admire. For me, it is gem of articulation and faith that bears reading over many times.

Lord, Thou art fulness, I am emptiness:

Yet hear my heart speak in its speechlessness

Extolling Thine unuttered loveliness.