Thomas Aquinas (https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/thomas_aquinas_192548)
I found this poem in my devotional journal this morning as I was going through the thousands of pages to get to where I was at so I could write today lol ( scary that a person can write so much eh?) . The computer just froze the scroll on that page where I wrote this poem in what seemed like so many years ago.
It explains where I am now in my desire to add just a twinkle of light and understanding into my own life and into the lives of others. It also resonates with the quote above from our friend, the 13th century monk, saint and philosopher.
All is well in my world.
(Can't tell you what I shot this in because I don't remember lol)
Lamp
Hold your
lamp up high.
Let the
small flame flicker
and glow as you swing
it back
and forth
with every step you take.
Know that
it can be seen
through the thick fog
and
through the darkness
that surrounds this world at times.
Feed the
flame with your sweet breath.
Let it
grow and expand
as the
globe of golden light
extends in
tiny arms of compassion,
reaching
out to the others
stumbling along their paths.
Fan it
with your talk of dreams
and your laughter
and your love
as it
ripples through the thirsty world
quenching
an emptiness
and a need for more.
Watch as
the embers dance and giggle
beneath
the conduction of your joy.
There is nothing to fear.
Do not cup
your hand over it
to defend against others
who might want to blow it out.
Do not dim
it
with the
intention of
conserving
it for darker times.
Let it
shine as bright as it can,
now.
Let it grow
until the
flames lick the stars
and until the healing light
that comes
from you
pours over
the world like
a glorious
sunrise.
Shine your
light brightly,
mesmerizing
all who watch in awe
as you beam
in the way you were meant to beam,
warming
and brightening the entire world
With your
lamp.
©Dale-Lyn
March 2015
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