The Forest
The lake lies smooth as glass; Mirrored in it Are my Face and body. It does not show The longing, The love. I leave this Silent place— This shadowy, cool Place; Return To blinding sunlight And my longing.
The lake lies smooth as glass; Mirrored in it Are my Face and body. It does not show The longing, The love. I leave this Silent place— This shadowy, cool Place; Return To blinding sunlight And my longing.
In the stillness Love awaits. Like a tender seedling, Longing for the spring. Finally, Caressing warmth comes from above It is hesitant, Fearing this strange new excitement. But with wonder and hope, It blossoms forth And lives in Glory!
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I have on more than one occasion defended our teachers, but today it is with a heavy heart that I write about our teachers and, sad to say, it is not in their defence. It is what I consider to […]
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