Poetic Excerpt In this reflective work, Christopher Vaughn Messer weaves early-English cadence with modern vision, meditating on the nature of perception, beauty, and truth. The poem draws upon images of glass, light, and the sea — symbols of reflection, grace, and fleeting mortality. With its layered rhythm and timeless voice, it calls the reader to look deeper: beyond appearances, beyond vain pursuits, toward wisdom, healing, and the light of the Son.