1920 Cedrus Yearbook

GOD IN NATURE (Prize Poem.) 1920 I wonder not that men in olden days Have worshipped Nature with her mighty trees, An innate vision recognized in these The presence of the God they did•not know, And so they bowed them down to earthly things For to no other altar could they go. I see His beauty in the smallest flower, I read His plan in every leaf and blade; A Burning Bush hath hallowed every glade, I feel His heart throbs in the vibrant air; Oh, I could almost worship Nature, Lord, There is Thy shrine, I know that Thou are there! ALICE DAINES. A DERELICT'S ANCHOR (A poem of honorable mention.) An orphan in a foreign land, And yet I have a Father. Supported by His loving hand, Why should I crave another? Though destitute of comrades dear I have an Elder Brother, A strong,firm one, devoid of fear, Yet gentler than a mother. A scholar I am not,—and yet Mine is a peerless Teacher; The Guide who leads to Wisdom's seat; The Light of every creature. So,why not on, with hopeful stride To vict'ries ever greater? Led by my Father, Brother, Guide— The Three in One Creator. CHARLES E.BROWN. 60