When the Soul Wrestles with Light
(Sijo 1 – Pattern: 14 / 14 / 16)
1. In the quiet hours of fear, I whisper prayers I cannot voice (14)
2. Shadows gather at the edges, testing the thin walls of my faith (14)
3. Yet a small spark rises within, insisting even trembling hope still counts (16)
(Sijo 2 – Pattern: 16 / 14 / 14)
4. My heart wages hidden battles, torn between surrender and belief (16)
5. Every doubt circles like a wolf, seeking a weakness in my spirit (14)
6. But courage stands guard, steady, guarding the threshold of my mind (14)
(Sijo 3 – Pattern: 14 / 16 / 14)
7. I walk the valley of silence, waiting for answers to descend (14)
8. Faith does not always thunder sometimes it arrives as a breath, a hush (16)
9. And in that hush I rise again, learning that strength begins small (14)
(Sijo 4 – Pattern: 14 / 14 / 16)
10. When despair claws at my ribs, I lift my face to morning light (14)
11. Though the night left wounds behind, dawn stitches them with gentleness (14)
12. And I stand new, knowing faith survives every storm that tries to drown it (16)
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