Your World

Today I wake to see a lovely day, Its beauty and its majesty unfurled. I know that Heaven is more glorious But Lord above, I truly love your world. The fruiting trees, with their delightful gifts, Enticing me to stay another day, The gathered birds, preparing for a flight Are more in touch than I am of the way We are to live, aware of the earth's worth And then move on to Heaven's grand array. Is it such sin to long to linger here When I remember how it is in May? I would not leave when a new spring surrounds Or when the summer breezes scent the air. And in the fall, enthralling with its charms, I can't conceive that Heaven is more fair. When all the trees with winter's frost are pearled, You promise spring is not too far away. Though my own life is filled with some dark clouds, I know tomorrow is another day.