Do not tread lightly your path through destiny,
nor falter along the way, though you be weakened or feeble
through misfortune or the judgement of lesser souls.
The light within you shines brightly.
Nurture it, for it is your guide.
Wise men, as 'wise' men be, offer but a clue to the truth.
As do the charlatan and the quick of tongue, do not be mislead,
for all are mortal and cannot lay before you the truth.
Have faith in your inner light.
Follow the path it is showing you.
Do not look into the dark, for you will see nothing!
Nor question why the trees tussle with the storm.
They are distractions along your path.
You cannot see that which is closed to you.
Your path is clearly lit.
And when the light grows dim, as one day it must,
do not wander from your path, for it is the truth.
Though you be slowed and hindered, continue
see it through, as only you know how,
for it is your destiny.
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- Comment from author about the poem: At the time of writing this (October 1996) i was heavily influenced by Max Ehrmans desiderata and Dylan Thomas do not go gentle the first verse of which i was using as a speech overlay to an original trance piece I was performing back in 1996 and my overlay continued with this piece i show you today. Is way different from my usual scope, I used terms and phrases as if it were written by Ehmann. I can be a chamelion adopting others styles as here. I was reading up on a lot of spiritual matters at the time and mixing with spiritually aware folk. I think i wanted this piece to continue the stern feel of Thomas first verse. Whenever i hear Do not go gentle recited on the radio i am disappointed with the reader for it is an angry piece and should be read aloud with an angry tone of voice which i certainly used back then for Thomas verse. I should add, that this piece pretty well encapsulates my spiritual belief for our time in this existence.
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Well this is truly exceptional and that last verse is a belter - thanks for a great read.
Thank you M.E.
When you said yesterday that I should read this poem as it may be meaningful to me you were so right, this is me.
Every words I agree with, I too know that "when the light grows dim" I know that I will continue with My Spirit into the life of eternity.
I don't say this very often but this is going into my favourites.
Thank you d.a.
Andy
My pleasure. We both see the light in a very similar way.
Powerfully penned and very appealing this urging for souls to know who they are -- - must be one of your best my friend and would have had a decided effect on your listeners back then as indeed it will have with readers here.... into my favourites with this trenchant piece.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I feel the strength of this forgotten piece today stronger than the day on which i wrote it.
Honoured that you should find a place for this in fav's.
A fine write dusk. Though, as I say, I don't put all my trust in me. I...… well, the rest is on a spiritual/religious theme, so......
Orchidee you hamster... i'm disappointed that you didn't see this as a spiritual piece.
Mutant hamsters?! They're guinea pigs!
I am on a path from which I cannot falter, the light you speak of, is the ultimate enlightenment that I seek, for in its absence existence becomes irrelevant.
I so enjoyed the road you were traveling.
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