The Place

The-Place-stanza-one-main-4-postCome not to the place where ye can say
That I am this or that, nor shall I doeth much;
And mighty are the deeds of my doing.
For surely as thou seeketh this place,

The-Place-stanza-twoThou shalt findeth it not, but only the emptiness thereof.
Neither shalt thou hear the voices sing thy praises;
Nor will the maidens cast down flowers at thy feet.
For all these things, are less than

The blowing of the winds upon the desert;
And the smallness of one small grain of sand.

The-Place-stanza-threeBut, come ye unto the place, where
The eye seeth all and the ear heareth all;
And thy nostrils drink of the sweetness
of the Breath of Heaven;
And As thou seeth and heareth, so
it will be that thou will find

The-Place-stanza-4The completeness of all Creation;
And all things shall be added unto thee.

By Ernest L. Norman

Excerpt from The Elysium

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