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Poem: “Shifting Sands”

by on Oct 15, 2011 in Poetry
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Shifting Sands

I have seen the trees grow tall
And wondered how they got so big.
I have watched them blush in fall
Then strip to bony branch and twig.

I have counted every wave
That crept across the open sea.
I have seen them swell so brave
Then clap the shore of eternity.

I have sought to stop the clock
From turning endlessly round and round.
I have tried and tried to unlock
The mystery of unspoken sound.

I have watched the withering years
Wane away like wild grass.
I have shed my share of tears,
And laughed as much at things now past.

I have wanted to leave a trace
Upon the shifting sands of time.
But now I find, while leaving this place
That the only treasure was our Lord divine.

Fr. Thomas Flynn, LC


Fr. Thomas Flynn, LC has worked in forming seminarians for over 5 years. He is author of Priests on Call, and has a licentiate degree in philosophy from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorumin Rome where he is currently studying for his licentiate degree in theology.  He can be reached at tflynn@legionaries.org.