Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: White (10/29/09)
-
TITLE: Perfection | Previous Challenge Entry
By Megan Minnick
10/30/09 -
LEAVE COMMENT ON ARTICLE
SEND A PRIVATE COMMENT
ADD TO MY FAVORITES
Dusted with winter’s first snow
A pure coverlet of white
Drawn softly over the world
Hushing every irreverent sound
Imbuing the everyday scene
With fresh possibility
At home I drew out
A clean sheet of paper
Its very blankness thrilled me.
Why - anything could be written on that -
Anything!
What if that page
Were to bear witness to genius?
Two hours later,
My clean, fresh white sheet
Now crosshatched with scribbles,
I went to bed.
On my way past the field
Yesterday pure and pristine
There were ruts in the snow
Where children had sledded
And spots and skids
From wild snowball fights
Laughter seemed still to hang in the air
I rifled my pockets
For my crumpled sheet of paper
Now blemished with many a strikeout
A few ideas jotted like jewels
In the margins
And reflected
Which is more perfect?
The pristine field,
Untouched by human foot,
Ethereal and flawless in the twilight
Or marred at day
Brimming with the testimony
Of life lived joyfully?
My fresh, eager paper
Unsullied and full of promise
Kindling dreams of glory
Or now smeared with ink stains -
Unlovely,
But precious with hard-won words?
The bride’s snowy gown
Gauzy and exquisite
As she walks down the aisle
Or yellowed and creased in her closet
After years have matured
And deepened her love?
Perfection -
Is it merely the absence of imperfection
Or the presence of something more?
The opinions expressed by authors may not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.
If you died today, are you absolutely certain that you would go to heaven? You can be right now. CLICK HERE
JOIN US at FaithWriters for Free. Grow as a Writer and Spread the Gospel.
Henry.