Ripples
Spread behind.
The glass is touched;
Broken, where I’ve gone,
Clear ahead,
Quiet.
Silent trees
Stoop down to meet the water,
Hidden shores drift by;
Red-crowned mountains
Spread the lake
With twilight fire.
The owl’s cry
Echoes in the fading sun:
I must have come by dream
Into this living song
Where mountains
Speak with wild words:
“This is a shadow of the Glory”
Comments
I love this...
I love this poem.
It feels so peaceful, and in the first verses I can almost see it happening. It makes me want to canoe down my gramma's creek... and then the owl makes me think of leaving her house late at night or early in the morning as we always do, and there are always lots of owls out then.
But most definitely - these things are a shadow of the Glory! (and it's so cool to think that if the shadow can be so great, how much greater is the Thing itself?)
-----
“The venerable dead are waiting in my library to entertain me and relieve me from the nonsense of surviving mortals.”
- Samuel Davies
Lovely.
Lovely. :)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
If I disappear, and you cannot find me, please don't worry.
Just be sure to check all the wardrobes.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." -Bilbo Baggins [The Lord of the Rings]
*happy
*happy sigh*
*************************************************
"I for one am getting bored, and boredom is something up with which I will not put!" ~Phineas and Ferb
I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right. --The Book Thief
So...
I don't always make you cry...
---
"There are no great men of God. There are only pitiful, sorry men whose God is great beyond measure." - Paul Washer
"There are no great men of God. There are only pitiful, sorry men whose God is great beyond measure." - Paul Washer [originally Jonathan Edwards]
for the record: No, you don't
Hey, I was in an emotional mood that day... Give me a break...
*************************************************
"I for one am getting bored, and boredom is something up with which I will not put!" ~Phineas and Ferb
I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right. --The Book Thief
Indeed
Kyleigh: this is the first poem that I have written about the Glory - as of yet, the only way I know is to describe its shadow.
Anna: OK, OK.
---
"There are no great men of God. There are only pitiful, sorry men whose God is great beyond measure." - Paul Washer
"There are no great men of God. There are only pitiful, sorry men whose God is great beyond measure." - Paul Washer [originally Jonathan Edwards]
Interesting
It sounds lovely
---
The Word is alive/and it cuts like a sword through the darkness
With a message of life to the hopeless/and afraid...
~"The Word is Alive' by Casting Crowns
May my words be a light that guides others to the True Light and Word.
Formerly Kestrel
I don't think...
I don't think it's possible to describe Glory... at least not fully - it would be an unending poem, because whenever you finished part of it, there'd be more to add to it from what God keeps on revealing to us. It's like infinity - we can't comprehend it, but we try just the same. It's consuming. About 3 months ago I was constantly thinking about death (more in a self-sacrifice way than any other) and it was like that. Always more to add to my thoughts on it, and just sitting in awe of Christ's sacrifice.
The Uncomprehendable is truly incredible.
-----
“The venerable dead are waiting in my library to entertain me and relieve me from the nonsense of surviving mortals.”
- Samuel Davies
Hmm
I can only echo your sentiments on that, Kyleigh.
---
"There are no great men of God. There are only pitiful, sorry men whose God is great beyond measure." - Paul Washer
"There are no great men of God. There are only pitiful, sorry men whose God is great beyond measure." - Paul Washer [originally Jonathan Edwards]
I shall miss your poetry and
I shall miss your poetry and stories Ezra, I hope you might still post when you get the chance. Good luck in your travels, wherever they might lead you.
I liked this :) I love your
I liked this :)
I love your wording.
~Erin~
"So, I'm like the Jonas Brothers' evil stepbrother? Okay." -Adam Lambert on People Say He Looks Like Joe Jonas
"Perhaps he's that Neevil! Tally-ho! Tantivy! Cut him off! Round him up! Keep it up! Hurrah!" Talking Animals in Magician's Nephew
"You were not meant to fit into a shallow box built by someone else." -J. Raymond