Poetry Corner: Conviction

Awake. Be humble. Love. Watch. Listen. Pray. Do.

I saw continuity

I saw eternity

There must be something more

than this daily, ordinary life

A high beauty

forever beyond the reach of all evil

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"Why do you believe in God?

It is not that you have seen Him?"

I looked above

It was a magnificent starry evening

Millions, billions of sparkles in the sky

Bright, brilliant, and beautiful

I smiled

"No, I have not."

I am no saint nor holy man

I'm just an ordinary girl

Maybe I have never seen the face of God

I do not need to

I have seen the work of His hand

And I do not BELIEVE...

... I KNOW

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Round Rock, Texas, Spring 2004