IF I TREMBLE....: a sonnet

IF I TREMBLE....: a sonnet


Lord help me follow the path you have shown,
So one day I reach my destination.
You know that to temptation I am prone;
Please don’t visit me with consternation.

Please give me strength so that I don’t falter,
Hold my hand so I don’t fall into sin.
Guide me unto your heavenly altar,
Encourage me, my journey I begin.

If I tremble, let me tremble bravely,
Knowing in my heart that you’re not away.
If my knees give in the path heavenly,
Pick me up but don’t let me go astray.

Now that in my heart your light you have shown,
I know you are with me, I’m not alone.



* Written for “The Beauty from Ashes Contest”, "Invalid Item" , Round 10, (March 2008), hosted by simply_complex


M C Gupta
19 March 2008