YOU ARE THE GATEWAY,

                  THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF YOUR BEING
                    STEMS THE BOND OF LIFE ETERNAL,
                      WHERE ALL IS ONE IN RHYTHM,
                   YOUR PATH IS THE FLOW OF THE WIND,
                  NOT INFREQUENTLY HARSH AND CRUEL,
                        OFTEN SWEET AND GENTLE,
                     AND IN THE END EVER FAITHFUL,
                       YOU ARE NEVER TO BE ALONE,
                 AND YOUR HEART IS A MILLION TEMPLES,
                    YOUR EYES SEE WITHOUT LOOKING,
                      YOU HEAR WITHOUT LISTENING,
            THE SHADOWS OF THE PAST ARE OVERWHELMED
                  WITHIN THE LIGHT OF YOUR GOODNESS
                     TOWARDS YOUR FELLOW BEINGS,
                    YOUR STRENGTH IS WITHIN SPIRIT,
                  YOUR COMPASSION WITHIN YOUR SOUL,
          YOUR DELICATE PORCELAIN SHELL IS
                                    INDESTRUCTABLE,
                   THE VELVET WHISPERS OF YOUR MIND
                      ARE SHOUTS OF JOY FOR LIVING,
            YOU ARE A MAGNET TO ALL WHO DARE TO HOPE,
               THE KEY TO THE LOCKED MEMORIES OF TIME,
                   YOU WALK WITH INFINITE SHADOWS,
                 IN HARMONIOUS BALANCE WITH NATURE,
                     YOU ARE THE ENEMY OF DESPITE,
                   AND THE CHAMPION OF FULLFILMENT,
           YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY THE ESSENCE OF LIFE,
                 THE SOFT GENTLE KISS OF THE ETERNAL,
                    YOU ARE THE GIFT OF BIRTH ANEW,
                   THE CROSSROADS OF MYRIAD STARS,
               YOUR HEART BEATS AS A THOUSAND DRUMS,
           THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES SHINES LIKE A BEACON,
              THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE YOURS TO SHARE,
                  IN YOU IS THE INNER STRENGH OF ALL,
                  BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND CULTIVATE,
                 SEEK ALWAYS THE TRUTH IN YOUR HEART,
                    LET OTHERS SEE YOUR SENSITIVITY ,
                    THEY TOO CAN FOLLOW AND LEARN,
                AND MORE STILL SHARE IN THE WONDERS,
                           OF YOUR LIFES GIFTS.

                                     BY  TONY BROOKS