Poem July 11, 1988 Issue

Home

Godfrey John

is where place
truly becomes
the architecture
of God's presence:
the unrushed
meaning of complete.

Home
is the smile
of safe, is the flawless
geometry of welcome:
the sanctum of His light
where strong and gentle meet.

Home
is where hearths
show memory as always
young, becoming
the warmth of we
in the nearness of share.

Home
is the unhurried
sound of peace,
the bright solarium
of hope, the whisper
of unselfed care.

Home
is the face
of return, what is lit
by the candle of belonging—
the glow that awaits
the yearning prodigal.

Home
is the housing
of laughter, worth, and living;
our open forum
for growing and redeeming—
our parable of giving....

Godfrey John

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