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)