University of Wisconsin Superior - Gitche Gumee Yearbook (Superior, WI)

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 Divinity in Nature By ELIZABETH KERR Written for Pi Iota Chi Poetry Contest True wisdom is not gained from books alone; Life’s meaning is not writ in black and white, But half-hid, half-revealed in Nature’s might The mystery of the ages is our own. Majestic hills in age-old silence stand, Their slopes clad with the handiwork of men, But growth and life, beyond man’s power or ken, Proclaim the touch of the Almighty’s hand. Hill-bound St. Louis River winds its way In beauty undefiled; in man’s domain Impure the river flows ’neath skies smoke-stained, And glides into the sluggish, ship-filled bay. Beyond the narrow point of sand and pine In noble grandeur Gitche Gurnee lies; The gulls float on the waves that fall and rise With restless motion, ruled by force divine. Through calm or storm the lake in majesty Remains obedient to Nature’s will; Now tempest tossed, then rippling, or so still It seems the symbol of eternity. In Nature God reveals His power and love; Life’s mystery surrounds us everywhere— To ponder o’er its secrets is to share To full extent in God’s eternal love.