By Emily Waldorf
The sunlit world is all aglow
While shafts of golden brightness find
The dust of diamonds on the snow.
But darker seem the lines of shade—
Long lines of shadow on my mind.
The peace seems ruffled by my tread,
The sunlight turned to bitter glare:
Ablaze the snow, yet cold and dead,
The shining diamond dust is dulled
With tarnishes of twisted care.
With face upturned toward the sky,
I think how small this globe must be
To her unclouded cobalt eye,
Or to the One who deems its size
As small as a snow globe is to me.
He holds my life with His command
As I hold up this snowstorm sphere—
He deftly, and with loving hand,
Will turn it over, upside down,
And alloy all my hope with fear.
But oft I’ve tipped a snowy glass
Then turned it right again
To watch the swirling, tangled mass
Transform to threads of sifted gold
And settle on the empty plain.
Must not, then, my tangled world,
Through which swirls so much snow,
Another moment be re-twirled
That every trial may be laced
With dust from which the diamonds grow?
Emily Waldorf doesn’t remember when she started to love writing. She likes both prose and poetry, but poems make her heart sing in a way that prose isn’t designed for. Her passion for poetry was sparked early on, when her mom recited Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Swing” to her while pushing her “up in the air so blue.” Longfellow is her inspiration and the poet she tries to emulate. She writes nature- and Christian-themed poems, experimenting with different meters and rhyme schemes. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and spending time with her family.
Beautifully written, Emily!!! ❤️
Thank you, Tori!
Very evocative and poignant, Emily! Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you, Brian! So glad you were able to read it.
Very nice Emily!
Thank you, Bob! I’m glad you liked it.
Aaaahhhh Emily that was soooo goooood!!!!!!!! Girl I love your poetry. 😛 Great job!
It’s a lovely poem. I loved the movement of your words. It’s alluring. Great job
AAAHHHH IT WAS SO GOOOD EMILY!!!!! I love it so much!