How great are your works, O Lord,
– how immeasurably deep your thoughts.
Wisdom 8:1
The grille of branches
You place
Before the dawn,
I begin
To see through,
out of these slipping shadows of sleep,
Your will
brightening the thickets
Of my ways,
which are not your ways.
From my dark
cell,
May I fly from self
taking refuge in your love
That is this shining out
sustaining all creation;
The spark whirling within
every form
And what remains
in their cessation,
Like the music
of your voice
Disentangling the morning
waking
From the long ropes
of night,
Just beginning
to spread
Your songs
of light,
Unbinding soaring
over the quiet
Cloistering
of the greening hills,
Across the old countries
of our hearts.
You place
Before the dawn,
I begin
To see through,
out of these slipping shadows of sleep,
Your will
brightening the thickets
Of my ways,
which are not your ways.
From my dark
cell,
May I fly from self
taking refuge in your love
That is this shining out
sustaining all creation;
The spark whirling within
every form
And what remains
in their cessation,
Like the music
of your voice
Disentangling the morning
waking
From the long ropes
of night,
Just beginning
to spread
Your songs
of light,
Unbinding soaring
over the quiet
Cloistering
of the greening hills,
Across the old countries
of our hearts.
Inspired by Nancy Suman's The Cloisterd Heart: An Introduction
Cynthia,
ReplyDeleteNancy will love this poem, I'm sure! I do too.
Disentangling the morning
waking
From the long ropes
of night,
I like that very much.
Have you put together a volume of your poems in book form? We read blog posts fairly quickly, but your poems are worth pondering.
God bless!
Thank you Sue Elvis. I accidentally deleted my former comment. Pondering the book form. Thank you for your generous and kind comments and encouragement. Good to see you here! God Bless...
DeleteCynthia, Nancy is quite an inspiration and blessing with her posts. But I think you've captured the spirit!
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Thank you Caroline! She is a blessing as are you!!! So thankful for you amazing blogging buddies!!!! God Bless...
DeleteYou are a psalmist, Cynthia. Your poems work so well; they are musical phrases exploring the many ways of God. Thank you for sharing your way of seeing.
ReplyDeleteCynthia, so many beautiful images in this one! What great glory you give to God through your psalms of praise. Yes, we need a book...so we can ponder again and again. I love your blog! xo
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