J.B. Toner
God’s earth is full of beauty, that I know; It scintillates and dances in my eyes, His laughter rolls and rings and multiplies, And makes the turning vistas chime and glow— But little peace it grants me, even so: I cannot cling to bright salvation’s prize; The Heaven-light that lights my way soon dies, For want of faith (perhaps) through which to flow. And yet my world holds hope and purity; Our Lady’s Son redeemed the depths of Hell— And traces of her grace I still can see, Like sun-sparked droplets from a silver well: This medal round my neck which is, to me, Three strands of hair from my Galadriel.
J.B. Toner is a graduate of the school of hard knocks.
Beautiful poetry! Who is JB Toner? Besides being from the School of Hard Knocks!
Hi Jerome! JB Toner was one of our authors in our very first issue, and has continued to publish with us intermittently over the years. His latest self-published novel, The Nephilim Effect, is available on Amazon Kindle. It’s a great favorite of mine! I hope you like it.
Ms. Ellen,
Thank you for responding. If I ever find the time read other books again, I will try to look it up.
Jerome