Maria Gratia (sed Contradicta) Plena
Impish Queen, sharp of tongue
Ready wit, fair and young.
Firmly focused, not distracted,
Leaps to judgments quick enacted.
Fleet of foot, quick to laugh,
Glass of wine pleased to quaff.
Hot French-tempered icy Scot,
Taste her ire would you not.
Regal bearing, woman’s mind
Whips from cutting to most kind.
Heady mixture, riddle sublime:
I shall know her heart in time.
