This Day i See

This Day i See

i awaken each day

in gratitude

and i pray

that my footsteps

be of purpose

and my thoughts

disciplined

and yet free

unfettered

i keep not company

with Dogs

nor Fools

for they have Fleas

and thus my spirit is annoyed

and those who delight

in the unbridled tongue

i pray for you

that you suffer not

the taste of your own brew

for it’s bitterness

who can withstand

i make no demands

save of myself

and even that

i am learning to let go

Judgment . . . hah !

with this clarity

i am able to see the wonder

within each breath

and every shadow

that visits my way

and smiles of knowing

encompasses me

for shadows

are only present

where there is light

i can not name

the treasures in life

there are so many

how does one acknowledge

every breath

every heartbeat

every thought

every blink of the eye

from the time of thy birth

or Re-Birth

by what name shall i call thee

in this divine moment

i come to know thyself

and with the pristine thought

of a cool morning mountain stream

i am flowing

reborn each moment

each breath

each heartbeat

each vibratory pulse of life

of consciousness

to begin anew

this exacting of thought

i share with this world

this day

is but the reconciliation

of a man with self

or perhaps it is a shadow

of such

but this i do know

i am my own light

for that is my power

afforded me

by He who sits on the Throne

of the Kingdom within me

within you

and this day

i see !

12 November 2011 : William S. Peters, Sr.