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Poems

Tender Leaves

From the April 1951 issue of The Christian Science Journal


The purest sense of Truth is crystal clear;
It shines within the gentle, childlike mind.
While complicated theories leave men blind,
The simple thought can know that God is near.

From those great olive trees which stand beside
The mighty throne have fallen tender leaves:
And from their word the heart of man believes
That he shall safe in gentle Love abide.

One said, "Far more than sparrows you are worth."
"Our Father" starts the Master's prayer of prayers.
Our Leader taught a Mother God, who cares,
Who pities us and blesses all the earth.

They knew that Love and Principle are one;
But as if we were fledglings in the nest
They teach us simply how we all are blest,
How each of us is God's beloved son.

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