EVENING STAR

Bright evening star we give our deepest thanks for glow that lit the path to guide wise men who followed you afar. And, for our sakes, you pointed those many years ago when

God’s word came true. Your torch of love—a crown above the town—gave light for those it led.

And those who saw the child of God sent down found love revealed in what His word had said.

The curtains of the sky drew back as you revealed for earth what it had lost somewhere because of sin. You gave a gift that night along with them in Bethlehem. They knew because the holy writ had led them there; and you—the evening star—their guiding light.

— Dennis Patton

Alexander

To submit poems for publication, please send poems of 16 or fewer lines to Dennis Patton, 2512 Springhill Circle, Alexander, AR 72002, or patton_dr@hotmail.com. The Saline County Branch of PRA is scheduled to meet November 19, 1 p.m., at the Parkview United Methodist Church, 514 North Border Street, Benton.