Word On The Wind



A blade of grass grows in the wind.
The wind blows where it will.
You hear the sound and the grasses bend,
but where it goes no one can tell.

Such is the spirit of man,
who believes upon the Word.
His body is dried up as the grass,
but his spirit is alive for good.

If we speak of earthly things,
and still men don’t believe,
how can such men understand
the things they cannot see.

The light that breaks through the darkness
is the light that through me shines,
and the water that flows through my soul
is the well of everlasting life.

See the light and drink from the well.
Hear the Word on the wind,
and understand that what you don’t see
is more real than what you can.

About this poem

The spiritual world is not evident to everyone, nor is its relationship to the physical, but its reality, when you encounter it, is undeniable.

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Written on 2004

Submitted by CarolDavidson on April 24, 2023

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXB CXXX XXXD XXXX BADC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 681
Words 152
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Carol Davidson

Carol Davidson is a retired southern Christian woman, now living in the mountains of Northeast Alabama. Carol's life experience includes infertility, disappointment, marriage to an addict and adulterer, abuse and divorce, blessing and loss, desperation and salvation. A woman alone in the world except for three sisters, their children and grandchildren, Carol embraces life with hope in Christ Jesus, as she approaches 70. She expresses herself in poetry, prose, paint and other various artistic forms. Primarily self taught, except for the sewing skill that she gained as a young girl from her mother, Carol worked in architectural and mechanical design for 40 years. She inherited the 'mechanical gene' from her mother who installed electrical systems in military airplanes in WWII, and showed her four daughters that there was nothing they couldn't do. Still, Carol has learned through life events, that all you can do is all you can do, and the rest is in God's hands. more…

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  • CarolDavidson
    Thank you. Spiritual discernment is a gift from God, and many people don't have it. I must give credit where credit is due. Although the words are mine, the concept of that line is biblical. In John 3:12, Jesus was being questioned by a Pharisee, a sect known for strict observance of rituals and tradition. He told the man, "If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?" Everything He said was true. 
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