Per Aspera, Per Deum

Per Aspera ad Deum, Per Deum ad Astra / Through trials to God, Through God to the Stars.

Per Aspera, Per Deum

Within our hearts, these words we hold enshrined:
Through hardship’s thorns, we journey toward the light,
In faith we rise, our spirits intertwined,
With hope that guides us through the longest night.

In struggle shaped, yet never bowed by pain,
We seek our Father’s spirit, strong and true;
In every trial, steadfast we remain,
For He will see our passage safely through.

For through our God, our vision lifts above,
Transcending earthbound fears and fleeting scars;
With every prayer, we learn to strengthen love,
And seek our destiny among the stars.

Per Aspera ad Deum, binds old and young,
Per Deum ad Astra, let our song be sung.



14 lines - Sonnet Style.

submitted to the following contest:

FORUM

INVICTUS~25 𝓦𝓇𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓃𝓰  (13+) Hosted by Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Group (RWB), a contest celebrating invincibility. #1390406 by Brian K Compton