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A
WOODLAND AWAKENING
I wandered through a
country wood
I frequented when
but a child;
I marveled at the
scenery,
The entire landscape
seemed beguiled.
I strolled the wood
with newborn eyes,
My feet remembered
where to go;
I knew I trod on
sacred ground,
But ne'er before had
thought it so.
God's workings were
quite evident
In every verdant
plant and tree,
And as I walked the
forest floor,
I knew that God
escorted me.
The creatures of the
wood performed,
The streamlets
gently rippled by,
Cool breezes fanned
my timeworn face;
I saw a dove take
wing and fly.
'Twas then a peace
stole over me,
A calm I'd never
known before;
And there amid God's
handiwork,
My spirit rose and
seemed to soar.
The reverence of
this woodland scene
Revealed to me a
solemn truth:
All nature blends as
one with God --
A truth elusive in
my youth.
Copyright © 1998
Ruth Gillis
"A
Woodland
Awakening"
received a First
Place Award in the
September/October
1998 issue of Poets
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