A Poem For Today - Skinning Your Knees On God

[Ken Dickinson]

Skinning Your Knees On God

Little by little,

You will turn into stars.

 

Even then, my dear,

You will only be

A crawling infant,

Still skinning your knees on God.

 

Little by little,

You will turn into

The whole sweet, amorous Universe

In heat

On a wild spring night,

 

And become so free

In a wonderful, secret

And pure Love

That flows

From a conscious,

One-pointed

Infinite need for Light.

 

Even then, my dear,

The Beloved will have fulfilled

Just a fraction,

Just a fraction!

Of a promise

He wrote upon your heart.

 

When your soul begins

To Ever bloom and laugh

And spin in Eternal Ecstasy -

 

O little by little,

You will turn into God.

“I Heard God Laughing—Renderings of Hafiz”

by Daniel Ladinsky

Sent from my iPhone

[johnja...@gmail.com]

Or, on the other hand, how could you become what you already are? It's a matter of perception.

"heard God laughing....."

Q: How do you make God laugh?

A: Tell Her your plans.

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[Kurt Heyl]

I'm laughing also.

Thank you Ken!

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