Pencil Shavings

Friday, June 03, 2005

A Hilltop Field

A Hilltop Field, by Jane Tyson Clement

Faith has no abode, no tree-hid haven,
no rock-encircled harbor where the tide
will never swirl nor threaten; nor has faith
the quiet breast of broad sweet-flowing river.

Faith has a hilltop field alive and growing,
faith has its nets staked out in open sea,
faith is a rocky river, swift and harnessed
to fill the valley with its energy.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

beautiful. i believe there's a bit of faith in both...