Wednesday, January 12, 2011

True Sight (two versions)

Let my eyes see above the thorns
The perfection of the rose;
And my ears hear through discordant notes
The patterned, rhythmic melody.

The above published in Path to Home, 1962. Variant version likely published in the Relief Society Magazine:

Let my eyes see beyond the broken gate
The perfect lily,
And my heart feel through strains of dissonance
The patterned rhythm.