A Poem For Today - The Word

[KEN DICKINSON]

The Word

Down near the bottom

of the crossed-out list

of things you have to do today,

 

between "green thread"

and "broccoli," you find

that you have penciled "sunlight."

 

Resting on the page, the word

is beautiful. It touches you

as if you had a friend

 

and sunlight were a present

he had sent from someplace distant

as this morning - to cheer you up,

 

and to remind you that,

among your duties, pleasure

is a thing

 

that also needs accomplishing.

Do you remember?

that time and light are kinds

 

of love, and love

is no less practical

than a coffee grinder

 

or a safe spare tire?

Tomorrow you may be utterly

without a clue,

 

but today you get a telegram

from the heart in exile,

proclaiming that the kingdom

 

still exists,

the king and queen alive,

still speaking to their children,

 

- to any one among them

who can find the time

to sit out in the sun and listen

- Tony Hoagland

[Kurt Heyl]

A perfectly lovely poem Ken thanks to Tony and his gifts.

Hugs

Kurt

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[John Jai Conley]

Kurt speaks for me!

Jai

The way you look at things is the most powerful force in shaping your life.

John O’Donohue

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