Our Story Poem by DONALD SCHUSTER

What stories cover the land
That prayer in the fertile valley
made the image of man
One that is both all things possible
and impossible

Where he sent hunger scrambling
extended life while
while reaching for the heavens
and conquered the limits of the mind

Yet let dreams flatten against the walls of stubbornness
giving prejudice a voice
and letting the ravages of greed dwell inside
his halls of justice

For all that is good with man
his universe is also filled with
a needless drive for empty gifts
crowded with false designs

He can sing to the rhythm of virtue
with notes that please this earth
finding harmony with all God's creatures
yet turn into a jealous destroyer
to please an uncertain master

So, how to judge this yoke of life
How will the story be told?
Our story
Will faith be lost, will the angels of sin
Be our history - or

Will we turn to the sun
To that which is the light


ES Donald