Hymn of Creation
(The Flower and the Child)
by
Lois Francis
The flower and the child
praise God by their existence
unconscious of the prayer
they inspire.O columbine
too perfect to be real,
yet real —
exquisite purple trumpet
crowned in crimson petal-hair —
you touch the heart and soar the soul,
and silently extol the gift of all creation.Living prayer
mute testimony
of divine love —
visual alleluia.O perfect child
each lash, each golden hair,
each smile,
each exquisite tiny fingernail
provides a glimpse of the heaven left behind,
you lift the heart and grace the soul,
and cry out loud the love of all creation.Living prayer
sound testimony
of divine love —
sung alleluia.