South African Blessing*
Walk tall, walk well, walk safe, walk free
And may harm never come to thee.
Walk wise, walk good, walk proud, walk true
And may the sun always smile on you.
Walk prayer, walk hope, walk faith, walk light
And may peace always guide you right.
Walk joy, walk brave, walk love, walk strong
And may life always give you song.
*Author, Patricia Schonstein.
Walk tall, walk well, walk safe, walk free
And may harm never come to thee.
Walk wise, walk good, walk proud, walk true
And may the sun always smile on you.
Walk prayer, walk hope, walk faith, walk light
And may peace always guide you right.
Walk joy, walk brave, walk love, walk strong
And may life always give you song.
Lovely words! Life does give me a song: sometimes sad but mostly joyous. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Camera Girl. Life is indeed made up of both sad and joyful songs. I hope your week brings you lots to sing about. xx
DeleteBeautiful Poem, Penny, along with 2 beautiful photos. The 16 "walks" remind me of this saying: "Your walk talks and your talk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks."
ReplyDeleteHe he, and I understand it ;-) It's so true. x
DeleteOh I loved the words to that poem, thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for visiting. Have a great week. x
DeleteWow, that was a beautiful poem. Really lovely. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for visiting my blog and commenting, too. Susan
Nice to see you, Susan. I'm glad you liked the poem. x
DeleteWhat a nice poem to start in the.morning. have.a nice week:)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit, Joy. It is a nice poem so I'm happy it started your day off right. xx
DeleteWhat a beautiful blessing! Thankyou for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteRegards.
Regina
Walk in the grace of God! What a beautiful sight of the garden. Will hope to visit south africa soon.
ReplyDeleteHope ure doing well too.
Beautiful words. Have a great day Diane
ReplyDeleteI love this blessing, would make a nice poem to tell yourself over and over again.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blessing.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blessing indeed, Ms Joyful. It may sound simple but the message profound and touching.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your visit to my blog and thank you for taking time to leave a valuable comment ♥
Thank you for the blessing and that flower photo...wow! So amazing! Sending the blessing back to you Penny. x
ReplyDeleteI am sorry I have not been around much but hope to catch up with all your posts soon. Thank you as always for your visits to see me on my blog. xx
Beautiful words. Wish you a good day Joyful :) Hugs Hanne Bente
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words! I love the photo of the flower, too.
ReplyDelete« may life always give you song » love that !!
ReplyDeletewishing you a good week... xo
What a peaceful blessing. The feeling it gives reminds me of the Navajo Beauty Way Ceremony words, which go:
ReplyDeleteIn beauty may I walk
All day long may I walk
Through the returning seasons may I walk
Beautifully I will possess again
Beautifully birds
Beautifully joyful birds
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk
With dew about my feet may I walk
With beauty may I walk
With beauty before me may I walk
With beauty behind me may I walk
With beauty above me may I walk
With beauty all around me may I walk
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty, living again, may I walk
It is finished in beauty
It is finished in beauty
Clair, I have heard/read part of this Navajo Beauty Way poem before and absolutely loved it. This is the first time I've read the entire thing. It is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with me.
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