Labryinth (from a friend!)

With many thanks to Sally for the poem (and God for inspiring her as well :-)

Labryinth

I enter in,

and though twigs

and roots

obscure the

way ahead

and threaten to trip me,

I move forward,

inward

and forward,

seeking the centre,

my centre,

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stones scatter

under my feet,

and the way is

not smoothed

out before me,

but I move

forward, inward

and forward

seeking the centre,

my centre…

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There is a way out,

but I must press on,

I must press in,

my heart leads me,

and though I may pause

to admire

a wildflower

as an unexpected jewel,

my way is forward

inward and forward,

seeking the centre,

my centre…

+

my steps

are burdened,

and my heart beats

loud in my ears, and

as I seek you,

as I place one foot

before the other

my way is forward,

inward and forward,

seeking the centre,

my centre…

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and there

I find you,

and at last

I find myself again,

I am centred,

and at peace,

and I rest here

with you,

 I lay my burden down, for

I have found you

here

my centred

centre...

+

but you call me

forward,

outward,

yet forward,

and I must go, must respond...

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but I do not

leave alone, for

you go with me,

you are always with me,

my centre

and my Lord…

only help me to find you,

to meet you

day by day

on both the inward

and outward steps

of  my faith's

pilgrimage…