The May Magnificat : Gerard Manley Hopkins : : May Poems : : Months Poems : :

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89). Poems. 1918. 18. The May Magnificat MAY is Mary’s month, and I Muse at that and wonder why: Her feasts follow reason, Dated due to season— Candlemas, Lady Day; 5But the Lady Month, May, Why fasten that upon her, With a feasting in her honour? Is it only its being brighterContinue reading “The May Magnificat : Gerard Manley Hopkins : : May Poems : : Months Poems : :”

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