discretion
a prayer
1
I’m not sure what
to say
what would you like to hear
what
would be good
what would be loving
I wish I were an expert
in
what I am unsure
theology
perhaps
mathematics of the mind
or
of philosophy
if I knew church law
or
could know business far better
than I do and the business of
two people
God
human
spirit
and through all
too much for one
as the world is excessive for
one person
and yet I don’t understand
the two
much less the three
in one
with one of me
too much
I know too little
2
yet who
receives faith but anyone
and
faith must go this way
neither trick
nor contest
but acceptance
and
decision
yet even those who cannot choose
might be as
saved as any other
so there should be hope
well
all around
and I might know you
too
at least enough
to pray
and live in a bit of expectation
of some health
some peace
at last
c l couch
photo by Brendan Church on Unsplash
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Bittersweet
We make words that work
The Anglo-Saxon hoard
That was the dictionary
And all the other contributions from
All languages
Language cannot be its own end, I guess
Yet there are beautiful words
That are lost each day
Because the group has gone
Or, sad to say, been subsumed
Our words don’t come with protections
We could use all kinds
If it were a law to think before they’re uttered
Beyond the autonomic
Well, there’s not
We are not oppressors
Not all of us
Not yet
We can’t have a rule that says
Everything must be approved
We only have the inner voice
That speaks to fast for words
Because that’s how ir works
On the inside
So that with which to regulate is
Strapped with nervous speed
Adrenaline is good
And it’s hard
Speaking well is good,
Which is not about articulation
It’s about discretion
The better part
Of something
Unironically, if we could only pause
But I cannot make that happen
Nor would I want to
Yes, I would
But it would be so easy to hamfist it
To make a break with tension
A legality
Then we’d need freedom fighters for
Release from word-overlords
Whew,
Let’s simply take advice
Don’t kill the voice with alcohol
I know that doesn’t work
But listen for that voice that goes by too fast
Pull some seconds out
Stop in order to choose something better
Something good
Maybe wise
To say
C L Couch
By Man vyi – <span class=”int-own-work”>Self-photographed</span>, Public Domain, <a href=”https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20208143″>Link</a>
Hauteville House – Victor Hugo’s copy of George Métivier’s Dictionnaire Franco-Normand
Timpi
Timpi
Timpani
Steady the beat
Avoid the roll
That ends with
A set of
Cymbals’ crash
Self-control
Must be a challenge
In the heat
Even the heat
Inside the
Body
Or maybe in-
Between
Two bodies
Maybe in some
Atoms of
Moments, we
Find control,
Once we
Release it
And yet
Restraint—take
A moment, take
A breath—is
Not a bad
Course, either
Listen
Watch and learn
The lessons
And the rhythms
Of life are
Coming at you
Some assembly
With discretion
Required
Before we
Let all run
And run away
C L Couch
Word-High July: Welcome!
Maria of Doodles and Scribbles and I [that’s Rosema at rosemawrites] are more than excited to read your takes on the 30 Beautiful Filipino Words.
- Write or create a post inspired or about the Filipino word prompts.
- A post can be anything. A poem, a fiction, a six-word tale, or even a photo. It’s all up to you.
- Linkback/create a pingback to this post: Word-High July 30 Beautiful Filipino Words. Here is a quick tutorial on how to do a pingback.
- Tag your post with WordHighJuly, so your co-bloggers will be able to read/see your take on the prompt. Here’s how you create tags.
- Most important of all, read and comment to your blogger friends (old and new found, we’ll never know).
HOP ON and let’s all GET WORD-HIGH this JULY!
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