It Is Still Possible To Focus On The Beautiful Part Of The Picture Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

It is still possible to focus on
The beautiful part of the picture
And why shouldn't it be
When that is what we were made for originally
All things attest
That He has blessed
Those who wish to mar and jar
To count up faults and
And make it hard
In working hours and schoolroom drives
For us to catch one breath of air
I'm telling you
I do not care
God made the world for truth and good
You cannot alter the enchanted wood.
You cannot halt the fleeting snow
The crystal cup of the early rose
This I have known from a child.
mary angela douglas 1 april 2024