World of Wonder: The Art of Being Human series - Tim Knipp (Ps. 8)

What an astonishing world
You have made!

And into the midst of 
this masterpiece,
You crowned us 
as almost angels
to serve 
the multitudinous 
life forms
that crawl and crab,
stalk and soar;
herbage that blossoms
with bud and thorn,
bristle and leaf; 
surfaces diverse with 
granite and glacier,
sand and seas,
mud and marsh.

Let me not forget
to wonder
at fern fronds.

In the eyes 
and on the lips
of babes
dance the mysteries
of myriad
universes;
skies star-freckled
or cloud-castled
invite inquiry
and inspire imagination.

Look and see.
Listen and hear.
Pause and ponder.
Clean the windows 
of your soul -
scrub away the 
clouds of cynicism;
learn to laugh with 
delight again
at the hard k's in 
the word "skunk";
tremble with anticipation
at a raindrop's slow
path down the window pane -
gaze out at 
the world in wonder
and 
worship.

What an astonishing world
You have made!