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Contemplation
Posted on Saturday, September 13th, 2008
I love this poem because in it I am wrestling with the thought — what am I doing falling in love as a biblical elder. In it I attempt to craft a response to the question that says — at least to me — that who I am has no relation to biological age. Isn’t that a neat thought/inspiration. Who we are is not affected by our age! Startling! Simple! Loving! Encouraging!
As an encore to this poem, I think I will race down the beach barefoot, allowing the surf to cool me, with no thought as to whether I will make it to the end — because as you might have guessed there is no end.
Contemplation
If I am present
I cannot contemplate
My death – that’s good.
Each present moment
With you is full – not was,
Or something that will be.
Those who observe us,
Project their future,
Even judge what’s past –
Seek to order our actions
According to a pattern
Ill fit to who we are.
All for you and me to be
Is to protect our present
With love until our death,
Not contemplated,
Releases shared presence
Into Your embrace.
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