Jamb Figure

This angel of Reims

Sculpted in 1240

Is a pan-gender being;

They stand eight feet tall,

Their name is Gabriel

And they smile to all.

Saint Joan must have

Seen them

As she escorted 

A fluxile Dauphin

To 1429 coronation.

The Reims angel,

Damaged in World War I

Was put back together

And still looks down

to those entering

Main cathedral door.

And what can we

Learn from this

Portal guide--

Be kind, be vigilant,

Wounds will heal

And still be visible,

Don't forget love

Is always present,

And

Coming forward-- 

Laura Stickney 2026

Notes--

Reims Cathedral is located in northeastern

France. It is a world-renowned Gothic

masterpiece. It was the traditional coronation

site of French Kings.

jamb--the vertical posts or pieces on a door

Gabriel--the Angel of the Annunciation and a divine

messenger

Saint Joan-- Joan of Arc

fluxile-- an archaic word meaning inconstant, variable

Dauphin-- Title given to eldest son of a king of France,

or the heir apparent to the French crown.

photograph-- antique postcard of Reims smiling angel