A New Land - Fran Carbonaro

[Larry Robinson]

A New Land


“What is to give light must endure burning.”  Victor Frankl


fires of grief
burn thru every pore
every crevice of self
every belief held tightly
even of inherent goodness

beliefs fail us now
watch as they dissolve
fly away on the breeze
ashes in free flight
no time to bid farewell

fully awake, eyes wide
turning toward the east
the return of light, a new day,
surrender to who knows what
gently hold the darkness

as revealed in outer form
step forward in terror
and in trust, asking:
how can i be of use
this burning one?

carry the torch
of initiated innocence
stumbling at times
falling, yet knowing
the fire will light a way


beyond a shallow safety
to a new land where
the heart of the world
pulses and sings
in billions of ears

somewhere between
terror and trust runs
the deeper river
of resolve, and there
we will reside, there

the sun outshines
the fires of grief
a prayer rises up
in a yet unspoken
language of light

	- Fran Carbonaro
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