Proclaim The Aim! Poem by Denis Martindale

The dream began and off she went,
Exploring as one would,
In search of clues God would present
So truths were understood...
An angel flew beside her, then,
He asked her to proclaim,
By use of paper and of pen,
Man's single greatest aim...
The angel then flew out of view,
To leave her deep in thought,
Still pondering what she should do,
Recalling what was taught...

Her teachers helped her pass each test,
The rest was her concern,
That's why she chose to do her best
From all she had to learn...
When she left school, her work began,
She did what must be done
And yet throughout, it was her plan
To please God and His Son...
It seemed the greatest aim was this,
To live to make them proud
And lesser aims she could dismiss,
For who can please the crowd?

She saw the angel flying down,
He grinned so cheerfully,
For she no longer wore a frown,
When writing poetry...
She read the poem and they smiled,
Because she got it right,
God recognised her as His child,
For she walked in His light...
When she pleased God, great things occurred,
For life's more than it seems,
As long as she obeyed God's word,
He helped fulfil her dreams...


Denis Martindale, February 2016.