Her Four Cardinal Virtues
FORTITUDE
they scream
they cry
they laugh
they shout
they sing.
It’s just a little
L
O
U
D
for her to think.
But still the mother smiles
amidst the noise,
and goes to feed and love her dearest boys.
JUSTICE
Standing tall, alone, amidst the storm
she fights for what is right
and pure and true.
She feels their pulsing
HATRED and their SCORN,
but still keeps on with
faith + strength renewed.
TEMPERANCE
Peeking through her bedroom window
a stream of red light floods through
illuminating distant dancing shadows
prompting her to ask, why not I too?
Looking deeper, carefully, she finds
the shadows are not seeking out her face.
instead they wish to pull her Deep +
Down,
far from the warm arms of
love’s embrace.
PRUDENCE
The world at her fingertips
she eagerly stands
poised to take action
respond to His
commands.
Weighing her actions
and words by
His own,
her life lived in
praise
of the empty
tomb stone.
And despite her precautions,
priorities, plans,
she knows in the
end—
that it’s all in
His Hands.
