Watch, Oh! watch
For deadened will
Scattered intention,
And cup half-filled
Inexperience in battles
Heeds to presumption
Shield me from faulty,
Ungodly assumption
Am I terrified for soul's asleep,
Sunk in frightful steep?
Frightened by days tedious
For swinging around
Adversary hideous?
Seek, Oh! seek
For lasting trail of Light
Supernatural motive
To sanctify toil, weighty might
To be cleansed by insults, spit,
Thorns and hurtful blows...
Unfearing of pain - the purifier
And sanctifier of souls...
Rid of all foes of Light!
For pain can be joyful
And darkness bright...
Sacrifice sweet as honeycomb
In the final, sacred rite...
Abide, Oh! abide
In His wounded Heart...
Unafraid of Truth,
All for Sooth unclenching
Thirst from puddles of earthly
Comfort - not quenching
Lacking sacrifice -
No cherished ideal
Is ever real...
Can there be earthly
And heavenly bliss
And consolation
While missing
Earnestness
For others' elation...
Salvation?
Let Thy Love open unwary ears
Enliven heart that not much feels...
Dorothy Kardas, Psy.D. Th.D.
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-wreath-of-supplications-ii/
