What marvelous symbols there be <br />Of heaven and its Highest Jewel- <br />A living ode to Yahweh's rule <br />Inscribed on every thing we see. <br /> <br />See, Nature's but a shadow cast <br />A cloak, a shroud, a second light- <br />A medium for inner sight <br />That speaks of all His kingdom vast. <br /> <br />Her objects to His realm are wed <br />And we can see her nuptial band: <br />That signature upon her hand <br />That speaks to every vow He said. <br /> <br />So stroll, dear poet, cheerfully <br />Amidst the lilies of the field, <br />And where He shows His symbols yield, <br />And contemplate them carefully.<br /><br />John May<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-lilies-3/
