Poetry Friday

ATMOSPHERE

Let me live beneath the sky
Where the breezes blow,
See the glory from on high,
See and feel and know.

Mind and body are at rest,
Balmy is the air;
All my nature is the guest,
Of the freshness there.

Bird and tree and flowing brook
Deferential are;
Hills the valley overlook,
Also moon and star.

Clouds like curtains may be drawn,
Storms in fury break;
Yet there comes a brighter dawn
Nothing less could make. 

Nature has her atmosphere,
You may have one, too.
Charged with Christian life and cheer,--
Do men say you do? 

Rev. Lawrence Keister
The Shining Pathway 

Comments

[Ellen B.]

Love the see and feel and know...what a great combination. Blessings on you Kim!

[Islandsparrow]

See the glory from on high,
See and feel and know.

yes!!

[Kim from Hiraeth]

You have both hit on why I like this poem--why I like all of Keister's poems so much.

Technically, one could say that they are, well, simple and at times awkward. And yet they express a view of life that resonates with me--a quiet trust in God and a daily awareness of His presence.

[Pam]

Never read this person before but I like the simplistic word pictures. It causes my mind to go deeper, to think it all thru. Nice choice Kim for a Friday. Have a great weekend and a nice Memorial Day.