Theodora in Green and Gold

Shivers of glass

Shards of stone

Hiding faded designs

Neath the surface

Reflections of light

Keepers of souls

Here set in glass

And in gold

All these moments of life

Brought together

Splinters of light

Colours of time

Shaded with meaning

Here she stands

Theodora in green and gold

A chalice in her hands

Reflecting the light that falls

On distant fabled lands

With the last of the Romans

Facing her across the aisle-

Re-makers of empire

Builders of wonders lost in time

Made in candlelight by hand alone

Here she stands

Theodora in green and gold

A chalice in her hands

Reflecting the light that falls

On distant fabled lands

With the last of the Romans

Facing her across the aisle-

Re-makers of empire

Builders of wonders lost in time

Fragments are pieced together

Tilted to catch the light

The lines and the colours shape and form

The words of the artist

Here they stand

Together for all time set in glass and stone

Reflecting the light that falls

On distant fabled lands

The last of the Romans

Laying claim to common ground-

The north and the south, the east and the west

A golden thread in time