January 14, 1975
1:30 p.m.
Poetry by Michael F. Nyiri
Poem for the New Year 1975
(written in front of Founder's Hall on the USC campus)
I am filled with large visions
of hope,
My friend, which cannot leave me woe.
In happiness delight, I see,
This beauty calms me so.
In times passed by I questioned so
I knew not where I stood
And now I've found just where to go
Where life now feels so good.
My mind was filled once, to
the top
With uncertainties and fear
Wherever I looked, I tried so hard,
The troubles in life to bear.
Through time with pain fraught
And suicide thoughts
I was told, but refused to hear
The wondrous beauty of Christ,
Our Lord
And today it's all so clear.
My life's been a dream, and
I just woke up.
My mind has been poisoned
I threw out the cup.
Being Christian is thought food
I've only begun to sup
And I don't have to worry
E'en if death interrupt.
The plan for life is here,
My friend, and it has been all this time.
And I've finally found the light,
As they say, when I cleaned away the grime
That was covering up my understanding
Clouding peace and hope
Falsifying rapture
With false dreams of 'booze' and 'dope'.
Now I'm not like last year
And nostalgia brings me pain
Now my smiles are real
And my mind holds not a stain.
I was never happy
I was sad and lost, alone,
But with the help of Jesus
My faith in life has grown.
copyright 1999-2006 by Michael F. Nyiri
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