Invictus (A Reply To William Ernest Henley) Poem by Gert Strydom

Invictus (A Reply To William Ernest Henley)

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While the night stretch black over me
and in the dark sky I see countless lights
burning high,
I thank the God that made me free
to choose which light to follow as a guide.

In dark circumstance and whatever fate brings,
destiny and chance do not conquer
and I still rise wiser
to life and its things

and my will remains free
to decide where my words
and actions belong
whether they are right or wrong
and to no human I bend a knee
and in all things I only answer to Him
who Captain’s me.

[References: Invictus by William Ernest Henley and The Soul’s Captain by Orson F. Whitney.]

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Akhtar Jawad 31 March 2018

to no human I bend a knee and in all things I only answer to Him who Captain’s me.....A great reply.

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Sally Plumb Plumb 05 June 2015

Nice sentiment.

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P W 11 April 2011

An insult to a great poem, a great poet.

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Gert Strydom

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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