Epilogue (Considering Ecclesiastes)

August 26, 2025 Ben Plunkett

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Epilogue

And   
We’ll glory in 
earthly finalities.

We stand here, 
our names growing 
deeply entwined within the 
branching hands of life –
the skin of this tree much like 
swirling, silver rope.

Some seek 
to reach 
God’s light, 
and grow gowns 
that shine 
for eternity;

their 
green tops 
twirl. 

The others, 
they are happily 
rotting 
and singing 
to their 
falling branches.
 
But God’s leaves,
they 
glow. 

There’s nothing better 
than for forests  
to worship Him, 

and to 
bend to
His shine.  

God’s Son, He reaches down;   
He is forever watchful like the sun’s yellow 
beams making their rounds. 
 
When he commences photosynthesis,
We’ll 
bow, 
and prepare for Autumn –
for all ends, 
we’re homeward driven. 

Behold how
the 
sky is changing;

it 
transforms,  
and 
shapes 
shift in 
its clouds.

So we’ll grow 
and we’ll 
talk,  
and grow, 
and 
talk.

We’ll 
stand 
watching, waiting, worshiping.

And then 
	— a pause.

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