Forgiveness Poem
THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS
I have a gift for you!
It is the gift of lightness!
Of the airsome heart
Of the free and unfettered mind!
It is the gift of
the clear eye,
the unburdened conscience,
and the unshackled past.
And the gift of high nobility!
Of royal benevolence,
and kingly strength
of queenly compassion;
The gift of young prince-like daring,
and the tenderness of heart
of young princesses caring.
Ah, the gift I have for you,
is a gift like no others!
For after all that we�ve been through
it is all gifts
Mother of Mothers!
For now that you�ve seen
how precious indeed life is,
How can you waste a minute
in harbor where strife is?
What good does it do
carrying a grudge,
any hardness of heart,
any spiritual sludge!
They weigh upon your sleep
They blight your sun with haze,
casting dark shadows
over even your brightest days.
And for times when you are the transgressor,
keep these ready upon your lips;
Creation�s two most powerful words! �
which grace delightfully encrypts:
�I�m sorry� to those when,
perhaps you are not even the one to blame,
and yet in so saying melts
hardened hearts with angel�s aim.
To forgive
and ask for forgiveness,
acknowledges we are all naught
but simply human;
Opens hearts
lights a light
where -giver and �givee
are then illumined.
We are all but on a path
stumbling everyday;
We�re indeed naught but children
learning in every way;
Trying to get it right,
but often tripping over our own good intention,
Yet on wings of forgiveness rise �
phoenixes in divine ascension!
© Dr. Michael R. Norwood
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