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Don Robertson's poetic journey through life, beginning with his first touch of spiritual awakening while servincg in the U.S. Navy, and continuing through to the present day.

Unguarded he speaks
Words into wind...
Like magnificent leaves
On an autumn day,
They touch the ground
And land where they may.

Many are raked
Into piles and are burned.
Only a few remain,
And they are unturned.

As a child he was told
Those unguarded words to suppress:
"Be like the others.
Be like the rest!"

The cold winter snows
Bury words unattended.
Life goes on,
No people are offended.

Why must the soul
Pay such a price?
Why should we not
Just roll out the dice?

Are we here to conform,
Another lost sheep?
Or here to command,
Our truth plainly speak!

The words are a song
From the soul, from the heart.
They touch and they heal
And give a fresh start.

No longer guarded,
Yes! Full and sublime…
Let these words be spoken,
Let them ring over time!

Out onto pages,
Into hands,
Before eyes,
Sing the whole story,
Let the world realize.

Into the hearts of the sleeping,
These words will take hold.
Their message is strong,
Their feeling is bold.

Out onto pages,
Into hands,
Before eyes,
Sing the whole story,
Let the world realize.

The mercy of many,
The savior of few,
The soul of the nation,
The start of the new.

Sing the whole story,
Let the world realize...
Let the world realize.

March 14, 2000