Poems

THE REVELATION

"And there was no more sea"—Nothing to separateThy perfect child from Thee;

NEW JERUSALEM

What is the news—wireless?

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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ASCENDING SIGHT

"Lord, that I might receive my sight.

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REVELATION

Today—the mist is gone;There is no longer the dark mornOf feeble fluttering.

"THY WILL BE DONE"

God's will is doneIn only one sphere.

HOME

Home is where God dwells, Where joy and happiness abound;The atmosphere of love tellsHere unity and peace are found.

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Changing your world

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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INFINITE LOVE

Love paints the petal and shines in the beam.

WHAT DUST SHOOK OFF

Thinking of sheep, hearing their plaintive bleat,How many shepherds, though they turned asideTo see some scene, to muse on origins,Then slipped back in the track, led sheep again,And were not troubled by that different thing,Unready for mere human vision-change?

DORCAS OF JOPPA

What were her thoughts when opening her eyesShe found herself, not where she had lain ill,Circled by loyal friends, but in that stillSmall upper room of hers?

THE PATIENT

Oh, how she wanted to give!The dollar bill,The eggs,I hold them in my hand.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

Swathed in time'swinding-sheet, howcan Lazarus comealive again nowfor us in this room,this one hourdissolved, also, soon?

RIGHT PRAYER

I prayed for oneimportunately,in humble, deep sincerity,but no light shone.