We Who Wander Here

11/18/03


To walk in the shade of great protecting trees
Whose branches crowned with blessings cover me,
Alive to signal moments such as these
I turn within that inner eye to see

The reality behind this world of forms
Whose beauty breaks upon the subtle sight
As blossom meadows in eternal light
Beyond all dreams and measurable norms.

The grasses of the earth in greenness glow
And I am hesitant these joys to leave,
Alone by the spirit's growth one day shall know
That earth and worlds beyond are but one weave,

A tapestry of some near God's design
Woven on the starry loom of space,
And we who wander here are but a sign
Of future possibilities and grace.

To look anew at earth and sea and sky
And know the Infinite nor question why
But learn to live and unlearn how to die
Eternal love our human destiny.


(First published in the Anthology of Spiritual Devotion - 2007)