Inspirational God Poem
Stranger By Thomas Merton
When no one listens
To the quiet trees
When no one notices
The sun in the pool.
Where no one feels
The first drop of rain
Or sees the last star
Or hails the first morning
Of a giant world
Where peace begins
And rages end:
One bird sits still
Watching the work of God:
One turning leaf,
Two falling blossoms,
Ten circles upon the pond.
One cloud upon the hillside,
Two shadows in the valley
And the light strikes home.
Now dawn commands the capture
Of the tallest fortune,
The surrender
Of no less marvelous prize!
Closer and clearer
Than any wordy master,
Thou inward Stranger
Whom I have never seen,
Deeper and cleaner
Than the clamorous ocean,
Seize up my silence
Hold me in Thy Hand!
Now act is waste
And suffering undone
Laws become prodigals
Limits are torn down
For envy has no property
And passion is none.
Look, the vast Light stands still
Our cleanest Light is One!
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Hello! My name is Stephen Miracle. I am the founder of altNoise. I have worked in ministry for the last decade. Please enjoy and freely share these articles created with love.
Beautiful poem. Made me suddenly miss poem writing. I used to do it but it seems there’s only little time
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@Liane
I know what you mean. We all get busy with “so-called life” that we push the really fun stuff to the back burner. Poetry seems to be one of those unimportant things in life. It won’t make us rich so whats the point. Of course, once we read a poem by someone like Thomas Merton, we remember why we write in the first place.
In the end of the day, we have Him to shield us from any sadness, pain or distress. This poem reminds us the love and hope we’re holding on to until the end of time. Thank you for sharing this lovely poem. There is, indeed miracles waited to be happen everyday.
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@Ching Ya., I’m glad you enjoyed the poem. I wish I could write like Thomas Merton.
“When no listens to the quiet trees… one bird sits still watching the work of God”.
That is just beautiful and your right there are miracles happening everyday. We just have sit still and take the time to notice them.