Eden lies but everywhere around

Eden lies but everywhere around
Yet others are lost underground
Trapped in the seemingly profound
Yet mundane distractions
Of superficial attractions

Who may gaze upon
The face of glory
And not ache
To speak of
Its story

Birds lost in flight
Caught in the sheer
Delight of the dawning
Day

Whisked away
On wings
That wade
In the winds
Of thy wonder

Drink in the dew's delight
And dance in the daylight
Of all such radiance
Recite thy extravagance

For the hope of heaven
Lies open to eyes that see
Of ears that hear
And hearts that long
To be free

-Joshua Lee Foist