So let man cast about him the light,
For, as he shineth about him his light,
in this light he too shall be illumined;
And that if he holds not this light aloft
so that he casteth forth a shadow
And that all those in his light
shall also casteth shadows.

And so let the light that shineth
come from within thee,
And as it comes from within thee
’tis therefore part of thee,
and casteth no shadows,
Nor canst it cast shadows unto those about thee;
For surely, that as this light is within thee, and of thee,
It is also of God and of all things.

by Ernest L. Norman

Excerpt from The Anthenium