His Presence


The presence of God is like a flame
melting the wax beneath it,
like the feet of the wind
pounding the mountains to rubble,
like the flood of water
flowing down the slopes,
like the white devouring of glaciers
through the green of river valleys,
like the precise incisions
of hill rice growers
shaping generations of steps
on the mountainsides.

This is the presence of the Lord;
thanks be to God.