Dear
Stephanie,
Welcome to Stephanie's (and
Stephen's) world
A world that invented the
Greek word stephanos
Which means
CROWN
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with jewels
and precious stones
That stand ready to adorn
beauties such as yourself
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with four
seasons
The blooming
spring
The flaming
summer
The harvesters'
autumn
The skiers'
winter
Thanks to planet Earth's
rotational tilt
Stabilized by our large
enough moon
A quarter of million miles
away
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with green
plants and algae
That captures the solar
energy
And transform the wasted
(carbon dioxide) and simple (water)
Into carbohydrates the basic
food for all living things
Thanks to the Creator’s
ingenious design
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with living
creatures of every kind
The fishy things in the
rivers and oceans, lakes and ponds
The creepy things on the
land and in the soil
The feathery things in the
air
All vying for the blessing
from the Creator
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with people
of every complexion
The crowning jewel of the
Creation
A people of one
family
Traced back to Adam and
Eve
And connected by jet ways,
thruways
And information
highways
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with freedom
despite oppression
Love despite
hatred
Hope despite
despair
Faith despite
unbelief
Life despite
death
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with martyrs
of faith
Your namesake being one of
the most renowned
In the middle of the first
century
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with the
glorious hope
Of the resurrection in
Christ
The only begotten Son of the
living God
The only name by which we
shall be saved
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with
Christian truth
That dispels the falsehood
of every kind
Be it humanism or other
deism
Be it relativism or
pluralism
Be it communism or
post-modernism
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with poetic
adoration
And friendly
critique
(Some complained that my
poems
Are getting longer and
longer)
Welcome to Stephanie's
world
A world crowned with
well-wishers
(Composed on Aug.21,
2001)