Saturday, October 13, 2012

The Wandering Mind

The wandering mind meanders here and there                  
      Hours may dwindle and seasons may change

The wandering mind fluctuates more than your local currency
      Opportunities may pass and decisions may come

But what keeps you going? I ask in thoughts.
      Where paths may be clogged with thorns
             And hope may fade?

What keeps you going? I ask in thoughts,
      Where lanes may be blocked under construction
            And destinations may be lost in sight?

Interrogations echo in the closure of my mind
      Making confrontations of this nature and the like

The wandering mind retorts
      Reflecting to me, images of words like ego and its kind

It says to me, you may stumble a few times against the rocks
      You may become weary of the counter currents against the shore

But what really keeps you going all along?  Again, I ask.
      Where pain and suffering outweigh every pound of pleasure?

Come and answer if you may, come and answer if you may!

Lo and behold says the mind,
      It is, but divine tranquility that I own
When all around me goes haywire

All along men have turned to me
     They have asked me many a times

When trouble knows no bounds
     And the giant that always stands tall and proud begins to quiver
           And joy has left but the heart is cold

When the soul has become sore,
     Pristine, yet lonely in a crowd

What is there to do? Oh! What is there to do?

That mind you know and own has to be told, says the mind,
     That the peace of the One who has the earth as His footstool
            Must guard your heart and cognizance; body, spirit and soul

Therefore, may the peace of God, which transcends all understanding
     Lead you, comfort you, and keep you well composed.
            May that peace which surpasses all others, restore your faith now and forever more
                   Amen.





Poem by - Trudy-Elsie

Date Written 09 -18 -12

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