His ultimate aim was to live his vision

To find the truth that was somewhere beyond

Human understanding, worldly revelation

He crossed deep ravines, mountains, deep ponds

Beneath which alligators, demons or dragons did dwell

Imagination blending with reality, who could tell

What was real or not on this quest that sent him

Over rivers without bridges and mountains with no summit

Deserts without an oasis; nothing would dim

His intent to stay on course, his need to find 'it'

The answer to his questions, and throughout this trip

Mentally and physically he encountered the dark and mysterious

Occasional glimpses of the light

Frequently sensing what was not in sight

Experiences that challenged him to question, revise redefine

His beliefs, convictions, even the reality of time

Realising he was a part of an interconnected universe

Of experience made up of time, matter, spirit-world and space

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