In Those Days of My Spirit: A Found Poem

To the young ravens which cry 
Songs in the night, 
Stormy wind fulfilling, 
Saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed 
A far journey in a moment of time, 
Fair colors, 
Feathers with yellow gold, 
All the kingdoms of the world, 
Wandering stars, sanctified, immortal, 
Solemnities of eternity, 
Beauty for ashes— 
I will not be afraid. 
Loose the bands of Orion! 
Under the shadow of your wings, 
I shall be whole. 

*Author’s note: Each line of this poem is borrowed from a verse of scripture. Following is a list of the references ordered as they appear in the poem: Acts 2:17–18; Psalms 147:9; Job 35:10; Psalms 148:8; Jeremiah 23:25; Mark 13:34/Luke 4:5, Isaiah 54:11; Psalms 68:13; Luke 4:5; Jude 1:13/D&C 77:1; D&C 43:34; Isaiah 61:3; Psalms 56:11; Job 38:31; Psalms 17:8; and Mark 5:28.