Tag: poetry
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playful word.
who shall reach into the mind of the divine to reveal hidden mysteries who is it that takes mirth for wisdom who is it that speaks in riddles? you are full of surprises, o word of the mighty one.
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On Work and Fear: A Poem
fearless and fearful the day’s work lies before unsullied, shapeless, a void of possibilities. what will come of the brow’s sweat, what will the earth produce? and will it be today? some plunge ahead unafraid–or is it unawake– automatons unfeeling, cold as stone. is it for self-deception or for confidence’s sake can a heart be […]
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Once Innocence Was.
Once the world was a field of play; possibility blossomed effortless and abundant. Joy was ripe for the picking. Once friends laughed together, unhindered; happiness, the most basic of Adam’s race. Game and work were interchangeable. Once innocence birthed imagination; anything “could be,” “would be,” nothing “should be.” Innocence was. Once rule of law was […]
Casey Hobbs 