Ring the bells that still can ring.
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything.
That’s how the light gets in.
—Leonard Cohen, Anthem
May we find the right road as a nation; it’s a tense time.
Yet, the sun still rises and the earth still turns.
All is in place and moving in the heavens.
Life below churns on.
We confront our suffering and search for what is possible.
We look within to find solace, strength, and truth of being.
Love prevails no matter what twists and turns it takes.
We reach for the honest way.
May we find the right road as a nation.
May we find the right road as a nation.
May we find the right road as a nation.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Obama is a bridge to a better time.
Vote.
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Dear Linda,
“Love prevails no matter what twists and turns it takes. We reach for the honest way.” We vote and pray for this, reaching for the honest way. Thank you for the lovely poem.
Your poem is a true blessing, Linda, thank you.
Beautiful! Thank you, Linda.
I like your mantra at the end of your poem. I share your hope!
Carol Grever
Thank you for your poem/prayer, Linda!
And a lovely echo: when the Democrats were convening in Denver, a gathering wa held at which I was asked to sing—and Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem”, which you quote above, is what I sang.
(Plus Jacques Brel’s “If We Only Have Love”.)