so long
sought
pursued
with passion
but
when found
it seemed
quite simple
ubiquitous
in nature
expectations were
some golden glowing light
almost blinding
but
it’s
quite
straight forward
where one
listens to the heart
and
denies no one
the right
to live
this thing
called
wisdom
copyright cwmartin 2011
i watch men
knees bent
hands clasped
staring
into my domain
searching
for wisdom
hoping
for new manna
but never
unfolding
their hands
to till the earth
or
plant the seeds
and
seeing
no further
than
their own
outstretched
hands
which color
of the rainbow
should i ignore
if i am to see beauty
which prophet
of the word
should i ignore
if i am to seek wisdom
which child
of the world
should i ignore
if i am to serve humanity
all knowledge
begins with perception
to limit perception
is to limit knowledge
Point-Counter Point Challenge: For those of you have been following the challenges between Jade and I, you are aware that several challenges have taken place over the course of the last few months. This time, the challenge was to be initiated by me and I decided to change the rules a little…well a lot. Here’s how it works this time. Each poet provides the other poet with five quotations that must be addressed from the opposite point of view as the original quote. Here is the third quote that Jade provided to me: “The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.” – Rumi
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