The Hermit’s Faith

The cosmos does not reward
Faith directly, as a rule,
But faith still has its value

In ecosystems of you.
Those who have faith carry on.
And you’d be surprised—I, too,

Have faith; I, too, carry on.
Daily, I renew the faith
That I built up yesterday,
The faith consumed in the night.

Daily, I renew day’s dreams
That the night’s dreams chased away.
Want to know what those dreams are?
You’ll have to guess. I won’t say.