Reflections Across Campus
I praise you God for time to walk, to be, To feel a dappled breeze ‘neath rainbow hues-- From sunny golds and leafy greens and blues Your radiance streams forth for all to see. But eyes alone can’t smell the earthy air Nor hear the heavn’ly peace which flows in song From birds and bells and hearts that sing along Who taste your goodness, rich as honeyed fare. It simmers to a fullness, overflows In timeless rays that drip over the skin; The synthesis of soul and sense is sweet. And my adoring thankfulness just grows For outer joys eclipsed by what’s within Like moons turned red, my Savior soon to meet. A Leaf A leaf Falls, flutters from our “finally” fall, flying From gray skies and ghosty limbs To hit my ridged lip. A start of surprise Scratchy, rough, crustily curled in death Bumping where language bubbles. Language... Mimi ni mwanafunzi na nitakuwa mwalimu Quiero viajar por los mundos I want to flutter, to fly, uniting One place to the next; To hit each ridged lip, curled in death- A start of surprise, a softening; And a slow, small smile spreads. Pearl One face—amidst the rows of desks she’ll grace A chair, just one more figure in her class Of students. Stares and writes, one in a mass, Just tries to keep within her proper place. And yet within, full worlds of color spin! Sparks dart and dive, they lithely dance and dream Through depths half-plumbed. They are, in golden stream, The secrets hid beneath plain eyes and skin. But who will ever toil to see, to take The bookish, quiet girl and roll the dice-- On her such time and energy to stake? Yet she’ll rejoice—first once; again; then thrice! For solitude gives ample chance to make Her Bridegroom’s love her pearl of greatest price.
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AuthorHey, I'm Caelan! I'm a sophomore at Baylor University and love life and the world God has created for us to explore through learning, the arts, and the outdoors. But most of all, I seek to know HIM. Psalm 34:5 says that those who look to God are radiant. I desire to shine the radiance and glory of the Father, for from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. Soli Deo Gloria Archives
November 2019
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