Imagination

by Michael D Nalley   Aug 3, 2004


An atheist believes that God is a figment of man's imagination
I guess they imagine that there is no hope of our eternal salvation
Creationist may conclude, that man is a fragment of God's imagination
We are created in His image and likeness, yet God is not a creation
We are an image of a Supreme Being, Who always was and always will be
Our imagination extends beyond what we have seen and what we will see
But I cannot imagine creation without a Creator, or time without eternity
A future without destiny, or space without infinity, or love without Divinity
But even if I could imagine a complex universe as a simple coincidence
Brought about by chance without a Creator, in the bliss of my ignorance
And ignore the logic of my mind, imagining there is no Divine providence
I could still conclude the universe just didn't happen, by objective evidence
If you can imagine creation, more orderly than this rhythm and rhyme,
Without a creator just happen by chance, and there is really nothing sublime
About the simplicity of a poem that was to be written sooner or later in time
Then you want to descend further into illusion, with no desire to climb
Has mankind eaten the fruit of a real or an imaginary tree?
Is the story of creation scientific fact, or biblical poetry?
Man can be creative with his imagination it's easy to see
Man builds with his imagination that is a factual reality
When he uses his knowledge for good he builds to preserve and heal
When he uses his knowledge for evil he builds things to destroy and kill
We can imagine a world with borders, division, and wars descending to damnation
Or we can imagine ascending and uniting with the Creator with a beautiful imagination

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  • 6 years ago

    by mossgirl19

    Oh, another great piece! I'm a Christian, and I love this very much.

  • 13 years ago

    by Robert Daniel Long

    We only can concieve things finitly ,when GOD is His supremeness is infinite this is beyond our conception and scope, faith is believing in things unseen with a hope for this to be seen
    athiests have to convince themselves to be different when all that you are screams that there is

  • 13 years ago

    by H. Elizabeth

    This is just wonderful. I love it so much! I really liked the part, "But I cannot imagine creation without a Creator". This so so true to me. I can never think of planet Earth without thinkin' of Our Father, Lord, and Savior--God.

    --Hannah

  • 13 years ago

    by victoria

    This poem sent chills down my spine(In a very good way). Its honestly hard to describe how i feel about this. I enjoyed it alot. Imagination can be good or evil..ive always believed in that. like the quote by einstein says .."Imagination is more important than knowledge". i honestly belive in that.
    Great job.
    beautiful.

    victoria

  • 14 years ago

    by East Poetry

    I agree, I agree, I agree.

    Ive said it once.... Ill say it again. You are one of the few poets that write on topics that are deep and fasinating. Im pretty sure y our already in my favorites. but ill confirm. Each and every time, As I find something new of yours, it continues to confirm to me, that I can find fellow deep thinkers. Your poems are always really cool.

    Have you read my latest???
    I'd enjoy your thoughts
    its called Shine through.

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