Daily Pray the Rosary

Waiting for hope and answers

Sleeping on the Chicago waterfront

A grainy photograph

Hands folded in prayer and wishes

Walking with Mom to daily morning mass

At St Andrews the altar boy routine

Coats on mass and a sip of sacrificial wine

Working for answers and someday hope

A solemn TV funeral

A cart a little boy and girl with the flagged draped coffin

Watching in the church pews with teary nuns

Waiting for hope and answers

Father Mooney from the pulpit

Declared blue coats were optional

A chaos of color the next day

And the next was back to uniforms

Blue coats grey pants white shirts and a blue tie

Sister Joel questioned her faith

Teaching sixth graders who questioned theirs

Waiting for hope and answers

Daily pray the rosary

Waiting for hope and answers

Ignatius of Loyola said on education

“Give me a boy and I’ll give you a man”

Daily pray the rosary

Daily pray the rosary

Waiting for hope