I happened to start flipping through my very old file with my poems in it–here’s another of the earliest I have archived in a clean copy. You can tell a lot about what hymnody I grew up on, from this one.
“Meditation on a Rainy Day”
“O God of dust and rainbows, help us see
That without dust, the rainbow would not be”
Langston HughesO God Who sends upon us rain,
Help us to sing Thy praise;
Help us Thy glories to proclaim,
Sing wonders all our days.We see the drop fall in the grass,
To nourish up the seed;
Lord, how out of this earthy mass
Grow plants to meet our need?The waters pass; the clouds are dry;
The sun sends forth his rays.
We see Thy rainbow in the sky
Exalt Thy wondrous ways.O God of grandeur: rain or sun,
May we in thee find peace;
That, with our day’s hard labor done,
Our joy shall never cease.3-4-1993 PGE