Fate and Destiny

FATE AND DESTINY

I look for signs

Of where to go

What to do

For all my life

Tis all I know

Some say tis folly

Others faith

For me tis who I am

Beyond control

My chosen role

Simply put

Tis to serve

Though truly

I do not deserve

When one aspires

To money and fame

Tis clear

When that person

Has made their name

When one chooses

The former path

Tis unclear

Whether or not

Our goal is near

To others,

I may seem lost

But gladly

I accept that cost

For in truth

The final proof

Is the approval

Of Him on high

And not those

Who we find nigh

What measure

Do we find

For a life lived

For others

And not self

Motives are many

Intentions are varied

If asked

I am not worthy

Though I keep going

Results, not showing

This path we tread

Tis fraught with challenges

Others do dread

As we follow

Life’s guiding thread

Lest we forget

We cannot

One to another measure

For each life lived

Is a life to treasure

What is important

Is not what we do

But whether or not

To our fullest

We grew

On the celestial balance

We are not compared

One to another

But whether or not

We’ve fulfilled our lot

So fate and destiny

Battle within

Neither one

Seemingly do win

And as I march

Through this life

Sometimes with joy

Mostly with strife

I search for

That sign from above

Could it be

The surrounding love

In each and every being

That to our lives

Doeth bring us meaning

Should we choose

To see

-Shiidon, June 2012

One of my stories has captured my attention.  It seems to have taken hold of me and I see the need to expand it to a much longer narrative.  Because of this my poetry has taken a back seat.  I have yet to write one word but the story is developing in my head and will soon find its place on paper.

I find myself thinking about my parents and their twilight years. They are settled in their new life in California close to family.  Theirs has been a life of service that I am grateful to have been a small part of.  They have set the example for me in giving to others and to strive to think of loftier goals in life rather than the pursuit of things material.  I hope to see them soon.