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The Wilmingtonian Poetry Journal Poems Inspired by Wilmington, Delaware written by Donata Lewandowski Guerra B.A. Swarthmore College 2009-06-30 6:48 PM SONNET: URSULINE SCHOOL RISES OVER THE CITYSCAPE Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) |
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Recently in Wilmington, Delaware, I engaged in a pilgrimage about the city, noting what had changed, was lost, or preserved. Ursuline Academy, founded in 1893, remains vibrant, welcoming, and striking despite a century sea change underpinned by anxiety and turbulence. Perhaps I am optimistic; a fellow alumna now presides over the school in the 21st century. Even more hopeful: the philosophy and charism of Ursuline founder St. Angela Merici has outlasted centuries of turbulence and remains proven to this very day. SONNET: URSULINE SCHOOL RISES OVER THE CITYSCAPE By D. Lewandowski Guerra ©2009 All Rights Reserved At brick-edged stucco convent they enroll, New girls converging on its vintage site. Though time’s dereliction unfolds fresh blight, This malachite parcel evades such toll. Lineaments, books, places preserve the soul, Gothic monuments generous with light, Not verdigrisy vaults scorched by quickening night To gray leaden decrepitude – the goal Of dismissals more stupid than studied -- Wearing mottled pavers, howlite green grass, And chipped coral bricks to their brittlest rim. Stride crumbling streetscapes, once pastures muddied. Force gaze opaque to massed concrete and glass, Repository trumps each interim. |
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