By Dana
Date: 2007 Jan 26
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Jesus Is Seen Engraved In an Oak Tree

I stand with my hands
crossed, behind my back.
I look at that oak tree.
I see the face.
Engraved into the dark.
I touch the cool oak.
Pouring rain, I stand and shiver.
Staring at the swaying.
The flashlight shines
on the face I see.
I carefully look
at each delicate marking.
Each carving in his face
is completely different from the next.
Listening to the sounds of wind and crickets
around me,
I am alone
in the dark.
I stare at that rough, rigid wood.
Mesmerized by the moving light,
holding my flashlight,
I shiver.
It's damp and cold.
Indulged in the brown wood
revealing the Son of God.