"God the Artist"
You take the pen
and the lines dance.
You take the flute,
and the notes shimmer.
You take the brush,
and the colours sing.
So all things have meaning and beauty
in that space beyond time where you are.
How, then, can I hold back anything from
you?
Dag Hammarskjӧld (1905-1961)
Secretary-General of the United Nations (1953-1961)
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Related posts:
- Shimmer and Shadow (another poem with God as artist)
- You Have Loved Us First (Prayers by Søren Kierkegaard)
- Sunday Stroll at Mead Botanical Garden (leaf photo taken here)
Grace and peace,
Virginia Knowles
have long loved Hammarskjӧld
ReplyDeletethank you for reminding me!
wonderful quote virginia:) i came here from sunday community.
ReplyDeleteLove that photo of those "watermelon leaves"...we have those in Florida. Precious pink center hearts...with green "life" outlined in our lives also! Link friend on @the Sunday Community.
ReplyDeleteJennifer, I live in Florida, too, a little north of Orlando. My son took this photo on our trip to Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park. There are more photos linked near the bottom of this post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this poem.
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