Hope Poem by Seamus O' Brian
Hope
If hope were a knotted stick of wood
its gnarled length the difference between
my reach and my grasp, I'd lean upon it
with all my heart's unmeasured dreams.
If my life is the dust unsettled from
the crooks and jags of this stony path
unlikely infused with the breath of God
each heartbeat a footprint to oblivion's grasp,
If this pilgrim must wander the space between
the dream of heaven and the teeth of hell
to pace the lonely interval, the height of joy
the depth of pain; where angels sing and devils dwell,
Heaven and hell within, without
the demon inside worth two in the hand,
then give me a staff well-worn in its use
to a well-tended grave in an un-promised land.
If my life is the dust unsettled from the crooks and jags of this stony path unlikely infused with the breath of God..: Such beautiful lines bring devotion and deepness for God. From starting to ending every line values more here. About life this carries philosophy and we find heaven within. An amazing sharing is done here.10
Wow beautiful lines Seamus Lean upon the hearts unmeasured dreams.
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4/19/2024 1:06:29 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Excellently composed and delivered. The use of the knotted stick and staff symbolizing both hope and inner wisdom. Life's journey, at times dull and fruitless, holds such immense promise as the reader wanders in and out of these marvelous lines.