The Song of St. Barbara ~ Ch. 48
Posted by LaRonda on January 27th, 2007
St. Barbara is the patroness of prisoners due to her confinement to the tower and her cruel treatment in prison.”…
…As this troubadour sang The Song of St. Barbara, I realized how closely the words mirrored my own experience as a person who could no longer hear.
“My tower home did wrap me ’round
My heart as cold as it’s stone
The echo spoke, I am alone.
No hope in this, this empty sound.”
My heart as cold as it’s stone
The echo spoke, I am alone.
No hope in this, this empty sound.”
….Like St. Barabara and Rapunzel, I felt imprisoned in a way, by the isolation and cold stone of silence….
My name is LaRonda Zupp.
I am Deaf. Welcome to
"The Ear of My Heart."
