ALL MY NEWS

ALL MY NEWS

1.
I was not meant
to be renown
in the present
market town,

but in the future
some may find
what might be used
to change a mind

from slaughter
in the name of peace
to honouring
complexities,

and thus influence
politics
with deeper balance
deeper checks.

And no one has
to be afraid
when on this Path
the deal is made.

2.
Look on low
look on high,
see with Love's
inhuman eye

not only charge
of opposites
(the broken heart
the healing fix),

but what engenders
every turn -
the leader on her
knees will learn.

And he who's sick
with heavy thought
will cherish it
and fold his cot.

3.
Do not decode
these cries of mine -
They are the road,
and not the sign.

Nor deconstruct
my drugless high -
I'm sober but
I like to fly.

Then quickened with
my open talk,
you need not pick
the ancient lock.

4.
Mystery now,
and now Revealed
I bend to Thee
my will to yield,

and whisper here
my gratitude
for every tear
of restless mood;

Who let me breach
the walls of time
so I could touch
the ones to come

with wisdom that
my parents spoke
(established on an
anecdote),

and shorthand of
the unborn mind
with Graceful effort
all combined.

5.
Undeciphered
let my song
rewire circuits
wired wrong,

and with my jingle
in your brain,
allow the Bridge
to arch again.

LEONARD COHEN
BOOK OF LONGING

*****

I saw that book in the bookstore at the mall the other week, and I wanted to pick it up then but didn't...today I was back talking to the manager about our upcoming board meeting and I mentioned it because I didn't see it on the wall where it had previously been...anyways she told me it was moved to the "Heather's Pick" section for the month of May. Well I went back to the office to get my purse, and the book came home with me.

I'm only 56 pages in, but there is some great stuff in there. I definately recommend it!

Not in the mood for a proper update at the moment, really I just wanted to share that poem, it's one of the ones that captures/impresses me the most.