'What I Do With Resolve' By Ink Soul Poem by Ink Soul

What I Do With Resolve by Ink Soul

I tread where chill of dawn doth bite the day,
Where banners, rent, in silent tempests sway,
Where sun's pale gleam through ashen veils doth
stray,
And weary footsteps mark the haggard way.

I murmur low where shadowed memories dwell,
I cross the barren fields, their secrets fell,
I reach for clouds that linger, cold and well,
And bear the hope that silent heavens tell.

I stand with brethren by the mist-bound mere,
I move where echoes fade and none draw near,
I trace the light that falters, stark and sheer,
And greet the dawn with neither doubt nor fear.

I carve with hearts that never break nor flee,
With iron will, unbending as the tree,
I share the strength that bitter trials decree,
And let my purpose burn and make me free.

I yield not, nor from duty turn away,
I draw deep breath and cast aside the gray,
I dwell with pride where fallen memories lay,
And let the world see steel through shadowed day.

Resolve is fire that knoweth not the night,
Resolve is wind that girds the soul for fight,
Resolve is oath no darkness may affright,
Resolve is truth that standeth in the blight.

Resolve is river, silent, cold, and deep,
Resolve is hush where weary spirits weep,
Resolve is child who learneth not to sleep,
Resolve is love that time shall never reap.

Resolve is sun that breaketh through the gloom,
Resolve is peace that lieth past the tomb,
Resolve is not in gold, nor kingly plume—
Resolve is breath that holdeth fast to doom.