The Next Time You See God

I have one favor to ask:
the next time you see God,
ask Him for me how it is
He creates infinite universes
erupting with countless
forms of life and light
and yet only one
of you.
Is it to remind us
how precious a thing
is vision and how
fragile a thing
hope?

Christopher M. Swan, “Song of Susan,” 2008
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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