Like the sun in the moon’s path <br />you eclipse all things earthly <br />To show your light, beautiful, <br />In the dark of night; you make <br />Beautiful that which was <br />Hidden in darkness. You make <br />In your time brief, flowers to <br />Fuel life, and bees to make, <br />Honey - you are like the gems <br />From Africa: the diamond <br />Before it is cut. From dirt <br />You were made, your color is <br />Like finely polished brass, or <br />Cedar polished with oils from <br />The temple - heavenly gift - <br />That Solomon built to God. <br />For you are a gift, to God <br />By God, shared with man.<br /><br />Leslie Alexis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-natural-girl-heavenly-gift/
