Maori Poem by Tieme Ranapiri
My Law
The sun may be clouded, yet ever the sun
Will sweep on its course till the Cycle
is run. And when into chaos the system is hurled
Again shall the Builder reshape a new world.
Your path may be clouded, uncertain your goal:
Move on for your orbit is fixed to your soul.
And though it may lead into darkness of night
The torch of the Builder shall give it new light.
You were. You will be! Know this while you are:
Your spirit has travelled both long and afar.
It came from the Source, to the Source it returns
The Spark which was lighted eternally burns.
It slept in a jewel. It leapt in a wave.
It roamed in the forest. It rose from the grave.
It took on strange garbs for long aeons of years
And now in the soul of yourself It appears.
From body to body your spirit speeds on
It seeks a new form when the old one has gone
And the form that it finds is the fabric you wrought
On the loom of the Mind from the fibre of Thought.
As dew is drawn upwards, in rain to descend
Your thoughts drift away and in Destiny blend.
You cannot escape them, for petty or great,
Or evil or noble, they fashion your Fate.
Somewhere on some planet, sometime and somehow
Your life will reflect your thoughts of your Now.
My Law is unerring, no blood can atone
The structure you built you will live in alone.
From cycle to cycle, through time and through space
Your lives with your longings will ever keep pace
And all that you ask for, and all you desire
Must come at your bidding, as flame out of fire.
Once list’ to that Voice and all tumuIt is done
Your life is the Life of the Infinite One.
In the hurrying race you are conscious of pause
With love for the purpose, and love for the Cause.
You are your own Devil, you are your own God
You fashioned the paths your footsteps have trod.
And no one can save you from Error or Sin
Until you have hark’d to the Spirit within.
Absolutely beautiful. x
GlassBomb
August 16, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Very lovely Poem.,looking for another one from her .
Thank you.
Wan
Wan Adhitya
January 5, 2012 at 4:02 am
Crap
Van
June 18, 2012 at 5:46 am
Sad you give it no deeper thought
Admin
March 29, 2024 at 7:38 am
A friend gave me a copy of this many many years ago – it has been ‘with’ me ever since.
For me it pretty much says all there is to say.
I feel it has always been there – just rediscovered.
Every now and then, I too pass it on, when the time is right.
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David Morris
June 6, 2013 at 5:16 pm
Insightful
Seona James
May 28, 2017 at 2:59 pm
It is not the same as the original one that I have from 1960
Max Mckenzie
April 19, 2018 at 10:56 pm
Please share if you read this. My email is bradrw@gmail.com
Admin
March 29, 2024 at 7:37 am
by Eller Wheeler Wilcox published 1907 (Cosmopolitan 43 Sept)
Darryl O'Keeffe
February 13, 2021 at 10:00 pm
found this in 1992 it is everything i know and believe in ,i know the person that wrote this thought as i do.i know it off by heart and when i lrave this mortal plain it will be read as my eulogy, love to everyone and everything
chris
May 10, 2021 at 7:18 pm
A truly insightful, intelligent and monumental reflection of the author’s spiritual awareness. An utterly beautiful and unforgettable treasure of enlightenment in this world of turmoil.
Yvonne Amery
July 30, 2021 at 7:11 pm
This poem was given to me many many years ago. It’s truth speaks to me now as it did then.
It’s so sad that so many have no understanding of the meaning of these beautiful words
MRS ANNE ALLISON
January 12, 2022 at 10:36 pm
The best poem EVER xx
Russell Metcalfe
October 22, 2022 at 12:30 pm
‘The sun maybe clouded, still ever the sun’ such a hopeful line and always brings me comfort
Birdy
February 23, 2023 at 8:57 am