Midway in the journey of our life
I came to myself in a dark wood,
for the straight way was lost.
~The Inferno, Dante

This poem came into my life in the middle of my life and has blessed me many times.

Here’s the man himself reading it:

Stanley Kunitz "The Layers"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk6xW41EFoA

You can find the text here:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54897/the-layers