Read the original Portuguese version here.
Beyond the Vision (Além da Visão)
by Edgar Farinon
translated by Scott Hales
Stars wander through space,
Planets revolve around some sun,
Meteors fall.
They search the infinite at random
For a place to rest.
And for a universe,
An outer space,
With great lives, far from evil—
Where no one knows what evil is—
Some distant life that maybe knows no hate and no evil.
Then will love be triumphant,
Free of this material atmosphere,
There where starry stuff alone is in the air.
For beyond the vision exists an old world
With lives estranged from evil:
Heavenly Father’s plan of redemption
For the inhabitants of this earth, living among the stars.
And the stars shine in darkness,
fascinating the children of Adam,
Followers of divine doctrine. (The beyond fascinates.)
They shine more than the stars
For they are the stars that give life.
Eternal life to love.
Eternal life to love.
Eternal life to love.
Stars wander through space.
Stars wander through space.
This piece was published in 2023 as part of the Around the World in Mormon Literature contest by the Mormon Lit Lab. Sign up for our newsletter for future updates.
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