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Those Who Preach

Those Who PreachBeware of those who preach “beware of pride,” For they are those who have the most to hide. They are too proud themselves to realize, That striving all our lives to overcome A feeling that no one will ever choose, Is itself as prideful as they come, And will ensure their pride they cannot lose. And furthermore, I say they do not see, That preaching never brought a change to be. It…

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All Paths

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Legomás (for Justin)

Legomás (for Justin)I met a dragon on a page,And rather than just act my age, I spoke to him, and asked his name instead. I am Legomás, the dragon said— Not out loud, but in my head— And I am the kind of dragon Who never will be dead, And who never can quite get enough, Of LEGO, it’s my favorite stuff, No matter how much of it I am fed. And so, responding to this dragon then I said: Pleased to…

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THE GOD OF ALL THINGS

THE GOD OF ALL THINGSTHE GOD OF ALL THINGS does not have any edges.It is only we humans to GOD’s house who add hedges.We add them because we cannot understand,a god with no end to the work of its hand.We may say that we know what it means to not end, and we do, but we also do not. For when we comprehend all things with no end, we must make endsor we cannot be taught. ∞Saint Andrew of Snohomish∞

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The Longest Day

The Longest DayEach day in the past was also today In exactly the way that today is, But days of the past as todays do not last, And they show what eternal decay is.  And decay does not last, but it does, For what is, always follows what was, And what is, never really breaks down, But it does, for decay is always in town (Although it may seem like it is not around) .If there is no end to eternal…

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Did You Hear?

Did You Hear?Did you hear that doing good Is what makes you feel good too? You become a better person And your health you can renew. It’s true!  It’s true! So now that I have told you what to do, To make you feel like a new you, Simply start to do it, And your blessings will accrue! But wait, the wise will say, Good deeds may make good flow, But some cannot quite do so, For how to do good, they…

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The Conjurer

The ConjurerSymbols have no life their own, They are not flesh, nor blood or bone.  Their existence always is on loan, From unsuspecting conjurers of ghosts. If all who make ghosts live would die, Would ghosts continue?  They could not— Such a conjurer am I— I conjured every thing I thought, And hope when I lie down and die, My ghosts live on while I do rot.  ∞Saint Andrew of Snohomish∞

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Done by You

Done by YouEverything you ever do, Is always, always done by you. So please give credit where it’s due, And not to someone else in lieu, That’s not to say others can’t help Or that a difference they don’t make, But is to say there’s no way to, Without you, make it for your sake. You always have the final say On whether something goes your way. No other person, place, or thingCan make your…

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Freedom, Forced

Freedom, ForcedIf you must be free,Then you are not.For free is not a thing you can, Force to be, it must be got, Naturally, in nature’s plan. Breaking down the prison walls And forcing all the inmates out, Also is imprisonment—A different kind, a freedom forced, And any kind of thing that’s forced, Is certainly from free, divorced. ∞Saint Andrew of Snohomish∞

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Peace and Fighting

Peace and Fighting No matter how much peace there is, There will always be some fighting. This is one of nature’s ways To keep itself exciting. If all was peaceful for forever, How could anybody care? There’s a side of nature like that, And it’s the same as nothing there. Real things are always peaceful, But it’s a peace that can’t be seen, A peace that can’t be felt or heard Or made something to…

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Cup of Tea

Cup of Tea I may not be your cup of tea, but I am the cup for me, since there really is no other cup, no other cup that I can be. It’s not as if a cup of tea is free to be another— a cup of tea must be the cup it is— and that which is must be no other. It’s not to say that things can’t change, for they do, with everlasting range, yet every thing we’ve ever sought, has never been some thing it’s…

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From the Light

From the Light We are not separate from the light, unless we think we are— no more separate from the light than a shine is from its star. Or, if separate, it is our sight, that makes us feel different as the day is from the night. And, if not separate from the light, then not different from the dark, or, if diff’rent, it’s because of where we draw the mark. And so we see, stranger still, that…

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Twenty-Two Years (for Jaime)

Twenty-Two Years (for Jaime)And now we’ve been married For twenty-two years— Add it all up— All the smiles and tears, All the laughs and the cries And the hopes and the fears, Of two people, married, For twenty-two years. In twenty-two years I will be sixty-seven, And you, my dear, Will be sixty-nine. There’s no one I’d rather Take with me to heaven, But, married to you, We’re already divine. For…

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The Unmade One

The Unmade OneThe Unmade OneIs the one who made me. But if one is unmade, How could that one see, If its seeing was something  That was not made to be? And so, we know, my seeing must be, That of the Unmade One who made me. ∞Saint Andrew of Snohomish∞

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Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving DayAnd now, once again, it’s Thanksgiving day, And I feel again that I’m supposed to say How grateful I am, and in a nice way. But what if I don’t feel grateful?  And if and when I do, Who am I supposed to be grateful to? To God?  God does not care if we give thanks, Unless we believe that He does. Without all of our faith and belief, God would not even care to be chief. Commanding…

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THE LORD

THE LORDI looked in the mirror, and I saw THE LORD there. HE had large hazel eyes, and thinning brown hair. For so long I had looked and not been aware, that this was why THE LORD did care, and this was how HE always knew, everything I had been up to. This was how HE could see everything involving ME, for HE was I and I was HIM, HE was the tree, I was the limb, and HE was the limb, and I the…

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A Very Thin Wisp

A Very Thin WispWhat is it like to be a spider? Some of them are so thin. I saw a tall one run Like it was under the gun, When I raised up my garage door And was about to walk right in. It looked like a big pinhead On creepy, cantilever legs.They moved so fast but were so thin,That I wondered how they stayed stuck in.I let it run its race away, Then I followed from behind. I could not let that…