Spiritual Poetry posted March 27, 2018 Chapters:  ...10 16 -17- 25... 


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Thoughts From an Unqualified Source

by michaelcahill

Spiritual Contest Winner 



Thoughts From an Unqualified Source


 
 
what a quagmire a mind is
surpassed by the miasma
of a collective understanding
agreed to
with individual reservations


the lie of
   "we agree"


the million seeds
seeking the one obelisk
of truth
 

a pillar made of eggshell
easily shattered
with each piece
a small grail
       adrift on a laughing ocean
 

I only know
I am not supreme
for I do not ascribe to doom
 

I feel what was once outside
inside
and I find inside
that of unknown origin
 

the sound
     of butterfly wings
the sight
     of leaves rustling
the touch
     of winter's arrival


the visit
     of a heart
 

this is the surface
   it goes on and on
      and I follow it
 

I leave
all of it nameless
and just acknowledge
 

it affects me
 

and I honour it


and lower my head
           when I don't
 

I've heard it called God


           that is fine by me




 


Writing Prompt
Write a poem of any type that is spiritual in nature

Spiritual
Contest Winner




Note: The contest is for a spiritual poem and not a religious piece. I could write about Jesus and Christianity or Islam or Judaism but those are religions, yes?

In any case, regardless of what one believes, I think that love, inclusion and stewardship of our planet and each other is the solution to all of our problems.




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