THE SILENT GUIDE

He taught me patience with a fishing line,
And how to listen to the whispering wind.
He pointed out a constellation's sign,
And taught me how to leave the past behind.
His counsel came not in a booming sound,
But in the quiet of a shared, long walk.
He built a world on solid, hallowed ground,
And showed me strength through actions, not through talk.
He was the anchor in a stormy sea,
The steady hand that steered me to the shore.
He saw the man that I was meant to be,
And loved that person even more.
And though the years may dim his earthly light,
His loving guidance keeps my path in sight.
WILLIAMSJI MAVELI