Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Beacon of Light--By Don Beukes--United Kingdom

Beacon of Light

As shadows dance in the night,
I pray for a light to shine bright,
Words to guide and protect me,
You have a gift can’t you see?
Whispers cut in the dark,
Doubts creep in to cut and tear,
Words will guide and protect me,
You have a gift won’t you see?
Misguided intentions
become inventions
of the mind, heart and soul,
Must believe words can guide
and protect me,
You are the gift,
wish all would see,
Beacon of light,
shining bright…

Don Beukes is a retired teacher of English who now devotes more time to share his words with our global village. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, he grew up and was educated during the last two decades of Apartheid and want to share his literal mentality in order to enable others to adjust their moral compass in an ever-changing society. He also writes under the alias of SalamanDer.
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16 comments:

  1. 17NumaSeptember 1, 2015 at 11:28 AM

    Great to see your work here at Whispers, Don. Always seek the beacon of light...

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  2. Don BeukesSeptember 1, 2015 at 1:35 PM

    As always thanks Scott! Your poetic light served as the inspiration for where I am now with my poetic presence!

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  3. Karen O'LearySeptember 1, 2015 at 2:33 PM

    Dear Don,

    I'm glad you found your way here. Welcome to Whispers! I hope you will enjoy your time spent at our poetry journal. I look forward to reading more of your work. Glad to see you already have a wonderful comment from Scott.

    Best wishes,
    Karen

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    1. Don BeukesSeptember 1, 2015 at 2:40 PM

      Dear Karen, thanks for your recognition of my words and message in the poem. I will definately want to share more in the future!

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  4. Jack HorneSeptember 3, 2015 at 6:18 AM

    love this uplifting write

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 7:19 AM

    Hello Don. Welcome to Whispers and thank you for your nicely-written and insightful poem. Nice inspiration. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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    1. Don BeukesDecember 18, 2015 at 2:58 AM

      THank you Maurice. Apologies for the late reply. I've been offline for a while.

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  6. UnknownSeptember 4, 2015 at 6:42 PM

    Don,
    I like the repetition of the line "you have a gift can't you see" and the way you cleverly incorporated the word whispers in the poem. A super job and welcome to Whispers!
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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    1. Don BeukesDecember 18, 2015 at 3:00 AM

      Thank you David!Apologies for the late reply. I've been offline for a while.

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  7. NdabaSeptember 9, 2015 at 11:11 PM

    A poem that gives life a sense of brightness. I celebrated as l read it. Thanks.

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    1. Don BeukesDecember 18, 2015 at 3:01 AM

      Thank you Ndaba! Apologies for the late reply. I've been offline for a while!

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  8. UnknownSeptember 23, 2015 at 5:32 AM

    This is a beautiful write, I love the rhyming scheme you used. Such a brilliant piece, Great work.

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    1. Don BeukesDecember 18, 2015 at 3:02 AM

      Thank you Rusty! Apologies for the late reply. I've just realised why I missed all the replies. I've been using my hotmail as my default email. I will have to change it on the website.

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  9. M S DinakarOctober 28, 2016 at 11:35 AM

    Nice!

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