The Devine Hand

Let's look at the beauty of the world.

This is a beautiful poem that reminds us that there is science, spirituality, and belief in God.

The Close of Day

by Esther Crone

At eve the mountains seem to devour each dying day,

As they stand between the earth and heaven's way.

They feast on subeams, drink the rain and dew for wine,

Their Host is God, the Infinite with whom they dine.

And he who sweeps his eye across the broad expanse of skies

May see the finger prints of God in wonderous size;

Yea, too, may see that God himself is there

To hold and guide the worlds that swing in air.

No language need be heard to tell his mighty power,

"The heavens declare his glory" in this closing hour.

In the evening, nature is said to be in God; the evening is sacred, splendid, and serene. The poem opens with an emphatic image — the mountains are "eating each day that dies." It cries out that the hills eat the remains of sunlight and sit betwixt earth and sky, filling the gap with unbroken, continuous monolithic terraces of control. It seems to soak up that final twilight moment before the night begins. The host alluded to is God, the Infinite. The mountains are a sacred repast, where people eat sunbeams and drink rain and dew for wine, which is an act of the elements on their part to perform so divine an office. It depicts the nature of God being infinite and infinite.

As the poem unfolds, it invites readers to gaze on the wide-open heavens. The poet introduces the idea that staring at the sky is akin to beholding the 'fingerprints of God on a grand scale.' The vastness and expanse of the sky serve as a testament to GOD, our Divine Creator and Almighty Sovereign. The poem asserts that God is not confined to any geographical location but is part of the grand design.

It suggests that God does not merely live in the skies. He guides and directs the world's motion, which echoes in the air. It's an image that inspires one to perceive design and supervening purpose. The universe is not the result of randomness or a swirl of motion on an undulating sea but still something more than the sum of its parts that are orderly, deliberate, and shaped by superior intelligence.

The final affirmation of the poem is that the mouth, too, speaks not of the great works of the Lord of man; 'The heavens themselves declare His glory.' This underscores the concept that nature is the one language that all of existence can understand, and nature gives the word of the divine to anyone open enough to hear and witness. A real 'close of day' act is, in fact, God revealing himself in nature, even more so at the close of day when day turns into night. It instills a sense of wonder at God's infinite vastness, power, and glory as seen through nature. The poem is replete with vibrant imagery and a sense of holy ritual, which guides the reader to recognize the hand of God in the ordinary beauty surrounding His world.