Poems

UNFOLDING FLOWERS OF SPIRIT

Gertrude I. Wilson

Flower of LifeSpringing within,The secret place is thine.

MAN

Robert Sears Clark

That you should beOne of earth's millions,Lost or wronged,Lonely or ill;That you should traceA single dreamUpon the darkIs not God's will.

Poem

STEADFASTNESS

Florence M. Patterson

Dear God, how good it isTo stay my thought upon Thy holy name.

Poem

QUIET

Fanny de Groot Hastings

Quiet is not a lack of soundBut meekness and a quiet heart,A poise, a stillness wrapping roundAll turmoil that would pull apart.

Poem

THE WISDOM OF SPIRIT

Russell Lord

Brief is the time of trouble,Long the eternal joy;Pain is a passing fableThat Spirit will destroy.

Poem

"BE NOT AFRAID OF THEIR FACES"

Rita Berman

My little boy, prodigal of a coinHis father gave him, bought himself a toySuch as he'd seen the other children wear,A false face, whose fantastic visage heAffixed by strings to his small ears, and then,"Now watch me frighten Mother!"

Poem

TESTIMONIES

Alice E. Tonking

From out the full abundance of the heartThey overflow, spontaneous and free,These precious offerings, love-impelled, and fraughtWith gratitude and deep humility.