Monday, May 4, 2015

Villanelles - 2

Bow down to what you know, but know as well
You’re at the mercy of God’s time and place; Within your temples God cannot be held. In humble service you can give yourself To the giver of all things in sacrifice And bow down to what you know, but know as well As you breathe God’s air and thrive beyond the realm Of your contrived ability to embrace, Within your temples God cannot be held. As you live, move and exist between heaven and hell Within God’s great unknowable universe, Bow down to what you know, but know as well Within this world and of the world itself You will inevitably find a godly place Yet within your temples, God cannot be held. As you find yourself at last compelled to build Your worship house, no less your private place, Bow down to what you know, but know as well Within your temples, God cannot be held.


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