Meditation, Not Fallen
We are not angels fallen
We are apes rising
We are not descended
To violence but
Rising to peace
We are not fallen
We are not angels
We are apes rising
When we rise
We are not fallen
Except in choosing
Not to rise
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Meditation, God’s Name
God is not God’s name
Allah is not Allah’s name
Yahweh is not Yahweh’s name
Elohim is not Elohim’s name
Brahman is not Brahman’s name
Mazda is not Mazda’s name
Reason is not reason’s name
Truth is not truth’s name
Multitude is not multitude’s name
Names are not names
Naming is not naming
Naming names nothing
Love these two poems…incidentally, I processed your manuscript collection at SIU and have been a fan ever since. I “stumbled” on this page…what a happy coincidence. 🙂