13 December 2022

13 December, The Chesterton Calendar

DECEMBER 13th

Elder father, though thine eyesShine with hoary mysteries,Canst thou tell what in the heartOf a cowslip blossom lies?
Smaller than all lives that be,Secret as the deepest sea,Stands a little house of seedsLike an elfin's granary.
Speller of the stones and weeds,Skilled in Nature's crafts and creeds,Tell me what is in the heartOf the smallest of the seeds.
God Almighty, and with HimCherubim and SeraphimFilling all Eternity—Adonai Elohim.
'The Wild Knight.'

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