Sometimes It’s Penance
I’d rather write of beauty
In unlikely places
Alleyways and freckles
Left-handed people
Curved things
Where everything is straight
Wild violets and dandelions
Saved before indifferently
Cut down
But there are people doing
Ugly things, who
Must be chastised
If not by me, by someone
And then there’s me
And the ugly things I’ve done
I’m going for redemption
Within my grasp
Like the exceeding heaven
In my faith
And literary tradition
C L Couch
Photo by David Clode on Unsplash
A red poppy pops its head out through a park bench in Saint Mary’s in Tasmania Australia.
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June 14, 2020 at 4:33 pm
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for this award 🙂
https://anirrelevantgirl.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/the-original-outstanding-blogger-award-nomination/
June 14, 2020 at 5:52 pm
I hope you’re healthy on the outside and the inside. Thank you for the nomination!
June 14, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Thank you, and you’re very welcome – you deserve it!!
June 14, 2020 at 7:19 pm
Congratulations on the award 🙂
I know what you mean about preferring to stick to the good things and letting somebody else deal with the mess. It’s tempting and probably safest to leave recriminations and judgements to the people who are appointed to do it. We have to have our answers ready though (even we lefties).
June 16, 2020 at 5:55 am
Love your word artistry!
June 16, 2020 at 7:15 pm
Thank you! I’m enjoying the clarity of your work in everything Jewish, religious, and spiritual you’re writing us about.
June 16, 2020 at 7:22 pm
Thank you for the insprirational feedback and great compliment! 🌷Come on by my place in cyberspace to leave your feedback and reflections when you get a chance.
June 18, 2020 at 4:54 pm
I don’t like conflict either, Christopher. I’ve found that sometimes creative tension is necessary. To put your point across, trying to keep the peace at the same time. I used to do an examination of conscious every night but have fallen out of the habit. I think this has inspired me to get back in.
June 19, 2020 at 3:01 am
Yes, Len, you’re right about creative tension. Sometimes even a headline serves that way. It’s great that you might be returning to that evening practice!