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If anyone is willing to critique this poem, I would really appreciate it. I’ve never had a critique done before, so I have no clue if I’m doing horribly or well. Thanks in advance!

Wayfarer in Wilderness

I am a Wayfarer in Wilderness,
Yet I have a Guide.
I know what it is
To walk barefoot in the snow
At midnight
And there dance
In the silent forest
By the light of a frosty moon.
I know what it is
To walk hours in the night
Through desert
And there feel
The gentle, cool night-wind
All smelling of juniper.
I know what it is
To know the dawn comes
By birdsong
Though my eyes
See no hint of sun
Within the star-pierced darkness.
I know what it is
To leap down mountainsides,
Laughing, free,
Speaking the tongue
Of the trees and the rivers.
I am a
Dancing,
Walking,
Knowing,
Laughing
Wayfarer in Wilderness.
I know what it is
To have traveled so many miles
And left behind
So many people
I’ve forgotten the meaning of “friend.”
I know what it is
To hear whispers in the night:
My Savior,
Teaching me
The sacred meaning
Of that fair word again.
I know what it is
To treasure
All the quiet
Whispers of the road ahead
And its hopes and joys and fears.
I know what it is
For strangers to remind me
That people
Can be kind and joyous
As well as blind and cruel.
I am a
Forgetting,
Learning,
Hoping,
Remembering
Wayfarer in Wilderness.
I know what it is
To wish my pack were lighter,
And yet know
As the sun grows hotter
I will want that precious water.
I know what it is
To stare into shadow,
Clutching promises,
Defying darkness,
With my every trembling breath.
I know what it is
To let go
For a second and fail,
Yet lean on my Staff and draw my Sword
And charge into the fray again.
I know what it is
To never walk alone
Through whatever
Snow, desert, mountains, or shadows
My Companion leads me through.
I am a
Wishing,
Fighting,
Trying,
Trusting
Wayfarer in Wilderness.
When you dance in the snow,
When you walk through the night,
When you travel afar,
When you struggle to fight,
Trust your Guide.
He is a
Loving,
Teaching,
Saving,
Cleansing
Guide in every Wilderness.