There is notion atop this hill far more splendid than any rehearsed below here
Desire drew my glance but the wind sent a sound to invite first my ear
The whisperer of faith to my hearing has stirred deeper desire to the hope
Perhaps opportunity has orchestrated chance to bring this sense unto higher scope
Titillating revelation and promise of a better view was exactly what I heard
Come up here to see the things that are and all that has long since occurred
The journey of the lightning flash was much quicker from here than there
Or … so it seemed as a smell of change before the tasting of new and promised air
Understanding now the touch of redemption and by grace given to see higher still
That pain of death and remorseful tears both felt and cried … are no longer real
These given five … are taken now … through mortal exchange and buried deep
Memory will tell my story, for before it came I saw the end, and chose to fall asleep
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Poem #54 | Written June 10, 2008
These given five … are taken now PDF