Carpe Deum (seize God)
Seize the Day
Life
Runs deep and far and wide
Gather the rosebuds along the way*
Life
A garland of grace for you
The present is a gift
Azure sky of bluest blue
A call of unraveling today- waves retreating
“Oh, where has the time gone? The tide has moved quite far out now.”
Take hold of God
Today a “link to eternity”
Put away that fear
Why run in the other direction
The Author, the only One who sees us within, is capable
Lay hold of The Light
The sky stunning blue
The shadows fall longer on the shore as the sun is setting
The Passage of time
“A perfect peace, a mind stayed on thee” **
Those we love looking on
A “bevy of bright eyes” paying attention,
seeing the past as light to the present
- unmoved and fixed on the future
Closely watching and cannot look away
Carpe Deum (seize God), Glimpse poetry by Joe Holuta - Inspired by holy is the day, Living in the Gift of the Present, by Carolyn Weber
About this poem- Carpe Deum *** (seize God) is a poem about seeing God in the everyday. Many times we’re challenged to seize the day, to get everything possible out of life. A drive like this can be exhausting and not fulfilling as initially expected. At times we seek everywhere for meaning or direction when God knows us best and values us beyond our wildest dreams and is capable to see us through to beautiful days and lives ahead. - Joe Holuta
*“Yes, gather the rosebuds, to the glory of God. He will weave each one into ‘a garland to grace your head and present you’ (Prov 4:9)
** “You, Lord, ·give [preserve/keep in] ·true peace [complete peace; peace, peace]·to those who depend on you [whose mind is stayed on you; whose purpose is firm],because they trust you.”
Isaiah 26:3 EXB
*** Carpe Deum (seize God) - holy is the day, Living in the Gift of the Present, by Carolyn Weber
