The Beacon of Hope
While clearing my computer I came across this poem I wrote in 2012. I was moved by its prescience and relevance still today, so I have decided to share it. Hope you enjoy.
In the depths of my anguish
There was a shining light
In the guise of a friend
Who helped me to smile
We laughed over supper
We laughed over tea
We told one another jokes
We shared our stories
Stories of reflection
Of actions of past
Odes of experience
Oh how we laughed
We spoke of our mistakes
Of the things that we would change
We spoke of our loves lost
And of our heartbreak
We exchanged our experience
Of family and foe
Of our faith in the higher, divine order of it all.
In the depths of my anguish
There was a sense of hope
In the guise of some counsel
That helped me to cope
In the midst of the senseless
Of the perplexing
There was a reminder
That there certainly are some true blessings
The extreme paradoxical gifts
That each day brings
Knowing there are lessons
In the wind that sings
A sweet melody,
That speaks to our heart
That plays on the strings
Of life’s ascending harp
A promise of truth
A promise more
Beyond the misunderstanding
Of life’s unopened doors
In the depths of my aguish
There was heavenly guide
In the guise of an angel
That never left my side
Words spoken so softly
Yet in the stillness I could hear
Above the other voices
Above the voice of despair
The angel told me
That I had a guide
An eternal belonging
Of infinity inside
It is a knowledge, like nothing else
A knowledge that comes
In the quietness of self
In the depths of his anguish
I took my brothers hand
I told him he was strong
And that I understand
In the depths of her anguish
I gave my sister a kind word
I told her she was strong
And how much she was worth
In the depths of my anguish
My own love cured my own
In my service to others
I found my true home
Someone told me today
Of the struggle that they faced
And so knelt down
And so I prayed
And sometimes,
This is all that we can do
In a life that so often
Can seem so cruel
Be that beacon of light
And never turn away
For if we are brave
And if today we have faith
We may just find the joy
Of tomorrows new day
