Sister Lou Ella Hickman
January 27, 2022
from studies in words by c. s. lewis
chase it
until you let it capture
your thought
your heart
then let it settle . . .
slowly be held
then
behold
the word becomes you
with its embrace
Sister Lou Ella has a master’s in theology from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and is a former teacher and librarian. She is a certified spiritual director as well as a poet and writer. Her poems have appeared in numerous magazines and four anthologies. She was a Pushcart nominee in 2017 and 2020. Press 53 published her first book of poetry entitled she: robed and wordless in 2015
