’Tis said that the Passion Flower, <br /> With its figures of spear and sword <br />And hammer and nails, is a symbol <br /> Of the Woe of our Blessed Lord. <br />So still in the Heart of Beauty <br /> Has been hidden, since Life drew breath, <br />The sword and the spear of Anguish, <br /> And the hammer and nails of Death.<br /><br />Victor James Daley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/symbols-4/
