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Selections For Book Project
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Thoughts From an Unqualified Source
by michaelcahill
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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
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Write a poem of any type that is spiritual in nature |
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Spiritual
Contest Winner
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Author Notes
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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