It looks a little like the moon
after a hard desert rain,
and perhaps a bit too soon
the water into sand did drain,
but its passing left its sign
to be remarked appreciated;
something of the great Divine
that sere land won't leave defeated,
for down and down the water goes
to join the great broad aquifer,
and then upward through wells it flows,
cool and fresh and clear and pure
like the part of God within
that never will be touched by sin.
The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is FACE.
Go out, and look up in the sky,
and look for evening grace
that is going to tell you why
the ol' Moon has a face.
It's not the shape of hills and seas
that form that Man who's in the Moon;
nor imagination that we seize
like Burrough's far Barsoom.
No, our grand Moon shines on us
through reflected light
that makes neither demand nor fuss
in the quiet,
but simply lets us know that we
are lighted through Eternity.
If you have a chance, please visit the Etsy shop of our friends Pam and Tony. It's called
New Morning Studio, and offers lovely faith-based crochet patterns.
Sylvia likes the taste of fresh rainwater. She also likes to splash in puddles.
