For Kez and Anthony
Swimming in the dark blue sky
Watching paddleboats trip on by
Teaching stones Beethoven’s Fifth
Stating gravity is but myth
What is man that You are mindful of him?
Philosophy is the unwanted guest
Logic – the shark infested nest
Questions are banally unwelcome
Answers - a dark and dreary tomb.
What is man that You are mindful of him?
The pulse dries up in protest
Moans of emotion escape the breast
This earthly life is the shadow
But pain’s our lot in life’s meadow.
What is man that You are mindful of him?
The scales tip deeper over
Then hope appears to God-lover
Form is given to the prime desire
As peace returns in small measure.
Who is God that we know Him?
Calm in the stormy sky
Paddleboats still churning steadily by
Yet peace abiding in heart at rest
Knowing that a grace amazing fills our nest
What is man that You are mindful of him?
This grace amazing is His bequest
Speaks of His glory – awesome in any way you care to look at it.
God is the Father of Love
Man is the watched from above.
There is peace in the heart that trusts.