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Archive for May 22nd, 2008

rabbit tales

Posted in May 22nd, 2008

by jim in environment, life, poetry, story, wisdom

i was careful
not to listen to the rabbit
ok
i listened
but i did not believe a word he said
he talked on and on
an endless tale
stories and sagas
of epic struggles against nature itself
i listened but refused to believe
those things called smoke stacks
always churning out poisons and debris
and large moving machines
racing across the land
how could anyone believe
i listened
but was [...]

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a simple understanding

Posted in May 22nd, 2008

by jim in Jesus, faith, poetry

walking backwards against the wind of time
i seldom see the turns in the road
until i wander into tall grasses
left i see the mountain wall
right i see the green and blue water
of an endless boundless ocean
yellow sun and cold blackness of night
changing places chase each other
in endless tireless succession
shadows moving against the ground
mark passing clouds and [...]

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