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Walking Out Of The Desert
by Barry Clopton Lanier (Age: 52)
copyright 10-04-2003


Age Rating: 16 to 127

  Walking Out Of The Desert
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Slowly walking out of the desert,
Soon the dawn will call out to meet the dusk.
My journey, once just a ritual,
Poor choices, or destiny, riding wind on each gust.

Meager spirituality and personal growth,
Yet(now? or not yet?)exposed to the nurturing sunlight.
Two steps forward, then three steps back; It appeared to me, only in darkness.
The why of I, always losing the fight...

Contemplating my meaningful existence,
I then discovered the who of am I?
Progress only in sheer darkness,
And not the "heavenly light".

So I'm walking out of the desert.

Oh soul, my restless eternal soul,
Cast aside, if but for a moments chime.
Let me once mount my tempest,
For the first, or for the very last time.

Let my pinnacle be my search,
And not my earthly perch,
Reveal to me a vision not of Pharos,
But let it be finally one of myself.

So, I'm walking out of the desert.

Reveal a glimpse of my destiny and not my stealth,
Summon to me my unpredictable fate with care
Yet never let me forget who I am,
And never once, forget this heavenly prayer.

As I am, walking out of the desert.




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11-21-2003 Debra Rose    

My gods, Barry...Out of all of the poetry I have read by the greats, out of Whitman, Wilde, Cummings, Shakespeare, Stein, Angelou, I have never found a poem that has touched me more than this. This is the most amazing poem!

You really REALLY need to send this somewhere, Barry. You could get a lot of recognition for this one. Perfect
10-07-2003 Janet Owenby    

I gave you a perfect rating on this poem, but pearch should be perch should it not. You may want to change this.
10-06-2003 Toni Sweeney    

I love this. It is a wonderful poem. You deserved the 10 I gave.
Toni S.
10-22-2002 Melissa Rives    

And beautiful food for the soul it is. It's in those darkest valleys we learn so much and come to appreciate the beauty of the mountaintop!
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