Strange Beauty
by Jan Ackerson Across the windswept Yukon plain, a single snowflake falls Aurora borealis drapes the skies While in the leaden distances, one lonely she-wolf calls This barren loveliness is God's surprise Aurora borealis drapes the skies My heart, a frozen prairieland, knows desolation, too This barren loveliness is God's surprise In countless shades of white and grey, in pale and shadowed hue My heart, a frozen prairieland, knows desolation, too Yet with God's touch, strange beauty is revealed In countless shades of white and grey, in pale and shadowed hue And with His breath, the icy patches yield Yet with God's touch, strange beauty is revealed Who would have thought that richness could in emptiness be found? And with His breath, the icy patches yield So tundraheart and prairie--becomes consecrated ground Who would have thought that richness could in emptiness be found? Far, far away, one lonely she-wolf calls So tundraheart and prairie--becomes consecrated ground On Yukon's plain, a single snowflake falls Jan is a Christian who has traveled through sorrow and depression, and has found victory and grace. She dedicates all writings to her Heavenly Father. Check out Jan's website at www.1hundred-words.com Copywrite Jan Ackerson--2006 Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |
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