Monday, June 19, 2006

Well, as if our spiritual feast here LAST weekend wasn't enough, this weekend was our stake conference, and Elder Henry B. Eyring was here. It was a lovely weekend. PMM, however, has been running a fever all weekend, so dh went to Saturday's sessions alone. A highlight was he got to shake Elder Eyring's hand and speak with him!
Yesterday, we tag-teamed and dh stayed home with PMM while I took the two older boys. I got to walk by Elder Eyring in the hallway, and he smiled at me! LOL
In addition to PMM being sick, now I've apparently caught a cold. :-) So no summer library activity today. I'm holing up on the couch with books and lesson plans for the fall.

I'm reading a volume of poetry by Eliza R. Snow and wanted to share one:

Beauty Everywhere

There's beauty in the human face--
Beauty of motion, form and grace--
Beauty of innocence and youth--
Beauty of lips that speak the truth.

There's beauty in the lucid stream
That sparkles with the sun's bright beam;
There's beauty in the clouds that fly
In fleecy sheets across the sky.

There's beauty in the tiny wave,
Where moving waters gently lave;
There's beauty in the dashing flow,
When cataracts melt in foam below.

There's beauty in the grassy blade
That decks the spacious summer glade;
And in the wild flower's peerless bloom,
That fills the air with sweet perfume.

There's beauty in the gentle rain
That waters garden, field and plain;
And in the fiercer storm that beats,
And sends its torrents through the streets.

There's beauty in the aerial bow,
Which God has set above, to show
The world will not be drowned again,
While on its surface men remain.

There's beauty in the lightnin's blaze
And in the moon's pale borrow'd rays;
There's beauty in the twilight hour,
When night's brown tinge begins to lower.

There's beauty in the starry night,
And in the morning's golden light;
There's beauty in the sun's first rays,
And in its noontide burnish'd blaze.

The stars that twinkle in the sky,
Are gems of beauty placed on high;
Go where you will--look here and there,
And beauty meets you everywhere.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like it. Post it to group! Sorry you are sick. :/
Becky:)

Montserrat said...

What a lovely poem! Hope you feel better soon.

Millie said...

Beautiful poem! I've enjoyed reading your blog!