Poems, essays, and other writings by eric bleys

Dignity

Spark of eternal dignity

Growing in numbers

From the meekest and the least

It soars down like the red glory of the sun

According to the manner with which it gives light

So does its light abide in us

As through nights and dark haze

Does a new vision then sink through

So in this way

Does dignity give way to new worlds

Cause the old world is painted in the former colors

Of life in its patterns of amorality

But a new thing in the heart

Is a new thing in vision

And for this reason is a new world itself

So take joy in kindness

Find pride in another's success

Build a new world from the dust

Paint a million colors on the wall

And as a child out in the soft cold of winter's snow

Come home to warmth

And find a breath of freedom in its eternal womb

Knowing that dignity is near

Once seen in another

And now abiding in you

Great gift

As a lamp across oceans waves

As when seen in the depths of the night

So is this gift great beyond number

And thus it shall be taken to keep

As though pilled with endless values

And numbers which cannot be forgotten

As such it will be remembered


The Clock of Wisdom

Cavern of the Waterside