ode to the human spirit

Ode to the human spirit

from one
intimate
breath of life
man’s spirit
was
formed
creating a space —
mysterious
to
science —
to be filled,
through
a choice,
by
One thing
eternal.

a space
apart
from man’s soul
his spirit,
Pascal’s
"God-shaped
vacuum,"
the organ
by which to
worship,
contact,
and
contain
this
Someone
eternal.

the space
deadened
by the first
man’s choice
thus I am
empty
and
aching and
don’t know why
a glove
without a hand
fulfills not its purpose
so is man’s spirit
when void of
this One
eternal.

with just one
life-breath
it was formed
and with one
breath by man
his spirit’s reborn
"Lord Jesus, Lord"
this void is filled
o what Rest
my spirit finds
the Peace that passes
the thoughts of my mind
a Joy in my purpose:
God in me
and I in He
eternally.

by: mlejane
copyright 2001