Don't Dismiss Your Destiny! Poem by Denis Martindale

If there, within your human heart, a godly light can shine,
A spark called faith can truly start and prove itself benign,
Such that the Scriptures God provides become the pathways home,
A treasure map that daily guides, so there's no need to roam...
And faith can grow and doubt can die and time preserves the best,
Like gold refined, till by and by, its purity gets blessed...
And stars that shine won't seem as bright as your light there within,
Each time you think, or paint or write, or good work you begin...

Success or failure, come what may, some lessons must be learned,
Until there comes one fateful day when success has been earned...
By then you'll know, praise God and smile at just how far you've come,
Despite the fact it took a while, sometimes much more than some...
Yet you got there, yes, you arrived, so none can doubt your strength,
It wasn't just that you survived, or you got there at length...
Nor was it that God slowed you down till you moved at a crawl,
Till finally you lost that frown and gained your miracle...

Your destiny gets played out slow, impatience changes nought,
It isn't just the things you know, or some insight or thought,
It isn't just the light, my friend, it's God's love just for you,
Without this, you can't comprehend, without this, you've no clue...
Let destiny unfold and bless, let destiny prevail,
Let destiny grant you success, or else you're bound to fail...
Humanity, humility, both serve this purpose well,
Will you achieve your destiny! ? Friend, only time will tell...


Denis Martindale August 2016.


A poem based on the magnificent wildlife paintings
by Stephen Gayford. Google-search phrases
gayford prints and 'Stephen Gayford poetry'.