Master Craftsman

Life is precious , therefore he cultivates it it's vastness among all his compositions they flow like an aria from many instruments you are excellent , oh my beloved your handiwork threads all that surrounds me the displays of your gifts are bountiful our rooms are overflowing and the table laden with every good and perfect present all completed by the workmanship of your hands your visions perceive the finality before even the crafting of it has begun amply actualized by the fertility of your own mind your occupations are productive as the lathes of heaven they turn upon the axis of your thoughts formulation upon formulation their energies inexorable the molding painting weaving casting carving shaping and engraving of the objects to be constructed the movements of your mind stretches into the grand designs the substance of wealth and nothing that does not delight is missing Your furnishings occupy the expanses the depth of your artistry is masterful the pressure of your furnaces mold our gems and ornaments whose color radiates their clarity the vaults are well lit each rooms lighted chandeliers are suspended in their canopies each room sprayed abundantly with blooms their fragrances permeate my soul our curtains a covering in every shade surrounding our homes you have carpeted its surfaces with a mosaic of brilliant treasures and whose form is harmonious and pleasing here every beautiful creature play among their pillars you have chiseled out the high ranges the carvings of many sculptures their dominion overshadows the landscapes with an awl you split open the rock face and release the mantles of the deep where the water courses rush to the well watered resting places you churn the soil until it is fertile and the tender sprouts spread like legions of armies every touch by you is nourishing and flourishes those whom you apprentice are bound to the ways of the Master where creativity has no boundaries and every field is full of life's expressions Your instructions are in precision and your skills you effectively teach your productions are exquisite your activity is ceaseless as the burning energy of a Son Genesis 1 Proverbs 8 John 1:1-18 Colossians 1:16 COPYRIGHT © 2015 C Michael Miller Poetry of Providence