Rain On The Moon

 

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.