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Two Ways, One God
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Two Ways, One God |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA 
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Two travelers, strangers they were, Met along a narrow and darkened path Above a deep and perilous gorge. One held his lantern high to light his own And the other’s face, and one held His lantern low to light each other’s way. Each passed safely, as their lanterns grew brighter in the darkness. |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
This is one of my few attempts at writing a poem in the form of a parable. Art |
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Ocean Vuong Junior Member
since 2008-03-29
Posts 37NYC |
Oh the beauty and intimacy in this piece rings soundly. This poem has been infused with talent indeed. bravo -ocean |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
This has a deeper meaning that I find very comforting, Art. Ida |
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Seoulair Senior Member
since 2008-03-27
Posts 807Seoul S.Korea |
good. nice tale. |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Thanks ocean, marchmadness, and Seoulair, for your uplifting comments! Art |
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r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
knowledge is light and light is truth to the truth seeker. where is god and why is sexuality attributed to the deity? |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Hi, rv. We humans have ourselves as a point of reference, and when it comes to the deity, we posit human attributes, such as gender, to try to define the deity. The Native Americans call the deity, the Great Spirit. I am the last man on earth to even hint that I know the mind and nature of the incomprehensible God. When it comes to mathematics, I manipulate symbols and rules to find solutions, and when it comes to the Deity, I stand in reverence and awe! Art |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Gilead, Yeah, that's the way it should be. We should all light each others way. Bobby |
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r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
yes...i understand...each of us within our minds must have a center to maintain a reference for balance...my question must have been rhetorical. |
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Larrysmom Senior Member
since 2008-04-03
Posts 533Florida, USA |
I can only to hope to meet, along my journey, people who are willing to help light my way like this… What beautiful writing. It says so very much in such a gentle way… Tammy<333 |
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Laverne Pacquire Member
since 2009-11-15
Posts 96 |
very beautiful.. |
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