I Need Thy Light (A Villanelle inTetrametre) <br /> <br />To distinguish between black and white <br />Things of the world that go in disguise, <br />O Lord, I sorely need thy light. <br /> <br />To pierce the masks, too weak my sight. <br />Though ripe in age, I'm too unwise, <br />To distinguish between black and white. <br /> <br />To clearly tell the day from night <br />And cream of Truth from scum of lies, <br />O Lord, I sorely need thy light. <br /> <br />Some say Right is mirror of Might; <br />My mettle, to me, the power denies <br />To distinguish between black and white. <br /> <br />At times the Wrong appears as Right; <br />From its dark dazzle to shield my eyes, <br />O Lord, I sorely need thy light. <br /> <br />Thou holdest Right at a great height! <br />To reach that level help me rise. <br />To distinguish between black and white, <br />O Lord, I sorely need Thy Light.<br /><br />Dr. Tulsi Hanumanthu<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-need-thy-light/
