the Carmel

Heaven is the price - PS 04

1
Heaven is the price
The sound baton
who precedes the dawn
Makes me jump out of bed.

2
The sky is the price
As soon as we wake up
We see other wonders
Than those of Paris.

3
The sky is the price
In my poor cell
Point of tulle curtains
No mirrors or mats.

4
The sky is the price
Nothing, neither table nor chair
Not being comfortable
It's happiness here.

5

The sky is the price
I see without alarms
My glittering weapons
I love their rattling.

6
The sky is the price
Mine is the sacrifice
Cross, chains and hair shirt
My weapons, here they are.

7
The sky is the price
after a prayer
You have to kiss the earth
The rule prescribes it.

8
The sky is the price
I hide my armor
Under my homespun dress
And my blessed veil.

9
The sky is the price
If Mrs. Nature
Make a whisper
Laughing, I tell him:

10
The sky is the price
Fasting is very easy
It makes it very nimble
If you're hungry, so be it!

11
The sky is the price
We hardly respect
turnips, potatoes
Cabbages, carrots, radishes.

12
The sky is the price
We are never surprised
That in the evening we don't give
Just bread and fruit.

13
The sky is the price
Often with accuracy
The bread passes, and I leave
On the plate the fruits.

14
The sky is the price
Of earth is my plate
My hand serves as a fork
The spoon is boxwood.

15
The sky is the price
Finally we come together
we can talk together
Joys of Paradise.

16
The sky is the price
Talking we work
One sews, the other cuts
Blessed ornaments.

17
The sky is the price
We see holy gaiety
Make its mark
Blossoming foreheads.

18
The sky is the price
An hour passes quickly
I become a hermit again
Without frowning.

19
The sky is the price
The sound of penances
Break the silence
We are deafened by it.

20
The sky is the price
Blows that I parade
Per year sixty-six thousand
This is the precise number.

21
The sky is the price
For missionaries
We make wars on each other
Without truce, without mercy.

Dating: was 1896
Recipient: no doubt the young people of the novitiate.

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