THE STARS LOOK DOWN’
REMEMBERING EASTER The stars look down Upon this earthly sphere Where peace, uncertain of her way Treads warily, the path of fear. Shadows of blighted yesterdays Cloud men’s minds, when they would see The price they paid for freedom, Bring order out of chaos—and security!
The stars look down Upon war’s blasted spaces Where famine’s grinned horseman
rides Rough-shod o’er struggling races; Where crops fail in polluted earth And millions cry for bread; Where death’s relentless allies Stalk. Europe’s living dead!
The stars look down On lands where golden grain Has never bent beneath the lash Of war’s swift laden rain, On peaceful ports of call Where, by grim jest of fate Foodships. lie at anchor, And idle men, negotiate Whilst in some far-off land, Hope dies—a ship is late! Cold and hunger take grim toll Of those who cannot wait!
The stars look down On this disturbed domain As weary and confused Man strives to build again, Seeking in the limits Of his heart and groping mind A solution of his problems A newer way to find. Statesmen meet in solemn conclave Then part with little done, As men and nations struggle For a big place in the sun.
From the glory of the heavens Twinkling in night’s jewelled crown Upon this vale of travail The stars look down. In orderly array they move On Time’s unhurried way To keep a tryst predestined With break of day; And as they serve their calling They call to you and I, “Look upward towards the light , Of God’s eternal sky; Find in the radiant glory Truth, Hope and Inspiration, For they like us who- light your
way, Alone, are His creation!”
The stars look down Upon our wandering way; They will lead us, if we follow To break of Day! William Richard Whiteside, Whakatane
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BPB19470328.2.10
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 March 1947, Page 4
Word count
Tapeke kupu
307THE STARS LOOK DOWN’ Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 March 1947, Page 4
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Beacon Printing and Publishing Company is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Beacon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Beacon Printing and Publishing Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in