Tree
A tree is a silent sentinel, privy to secrets forever held
Providing respite from the sun, fruit in season. Hewn down,
fed to the flames, turned into furniture and scented boxes,
asking for nothing in return but a little rain and adequate
soil. Passes on its knowledge to little birds.
Snake
A snake is a wild creation, moving with mystery upon a rock
Moving on ribbons of light, tasting the morning and evening air
Separating itself from its own shadow, seeing the darkness in things
Unable to be tamed, never able to be known
Its forked tongue as safe as Satan’s promises
Wind
The wind blows from who knows where, rushing to who knows
where. Bringing clouds, rain, storm and tempest. Smoke, fire,
hail and snow. Blows insect hordes and destruction in; chaff,
topsoil, homes and lives out. Only the anointed of God
can ride upon its wings. Grasping for it is vanity.
Bird
Insignificant creature, teller of secrets, easily ensnared
No raven knows the path of the just. The hawk screams
its woeful message. They are all given into man’s hand
yet a man wandering from his place is like a bird that’s
wandered from its nest.
Fire
A fire is an enfolding entity. It has its own gravity.
Like a small sun, it draws people into its embrace
Holding them close, thinking they can leave
whenever they like but the flame demands its dues
be paid in reluctance and regret
Man
Man thinks he is a supreme being, due to intelligence and
self-awareness - a higher order above all other animals. But
arrogantly ignores the self-evident truth that love and humility
provide the only path back home to a loving Father thus forming
the most ancient dilemma known
MDC
March 2021
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