Donum Tacitum.

“But Mary treasured up all these things in her heart.”
– Luke 2:19

She hadn't brought a gift.
Just a small apple in the coat pocket,
and the song that her mother
who had previously sung at Christmas Mass.

The church was silent.
Two candles flickered.
And for a moment
Everything inside her was calm.

— Unique piece
Ave Maria beads: jasper poppy (6 mm)
3 Ave Maria beads: Sunstone (8 mm)
Our Father beads: Poppy jasper (8 mm)
Cross: Red Jasper
Small beads (seed beads): Glass
Total length: 38.5 cm