Creative times :)

God's challenging me in a lot of ways right now...but as I work through those challenges I find myself turning to my creative side more and more often as a way of focusing on Him and using what He's given me for good. I wrote this last week for my AP English Lit class and I saw Him in it...at least, He was on my mind while I wrote it. Enjoy :)

Into the Wind

(An Elegy for Beauty)

Let her rest, our tender, yielding Beauty,

For she bears the weight of this earth’s hunger upon her breast.

She was born a creature of innocence,

Lovely in her divine purity,

Perfect in countenance

And free from the bonds of adversity.

Captivated by soft spirits and grace,

She lingered on the petals of shy

Roses, her blush on each face,

Their every breath entwined with her low sigh.

And through worldly desire she came alive,

Hints of her light touching darkened souls

Until she no longer thrived.

Her sweet heart corrupt, the mourning bell tolls.

Encaged by human vanity, she died

Her flame engulfed by sorrow and strife,

Robbed of virtue, her pride --

She swiftly ran towards the end of life.

So bitter the taste

And painful the haste

With which we sad goodbye.

Our vainglory the reason for her cry.

Let her rest, our tender, yielding Beauty,

For she bears the weight of this earth’s hunger upon her breast.