though the truth may be elusive
revealing itself in fragments and glimmers
its purpose is not to be held
but to be a guiding light
which illuminates the path
toward what is right
that you may go down
when it is time to go down
and up
when it is time to go up
and not go down merely because that’s where others go
or because [...]
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where should we go from (here)?
Posted in poetry on June 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
the ground beneath my feet
Posted in poetry on June 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
the world is not what it was yesterday
nor what it will be tomorrow
the truth I argued for last year
seems out of place today
and the reason I behaved the way I did this morning
may no longer seem justified next week
the ground beneath my feet
I love to feel it shifting
it tells me that all is alive and [...]