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The Anchorite Paradigm

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There is quiet

There is some noise

There is the right

Combination

Based on relative needs

And wants

So that the anchorites

Inside

Might thrive

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I’m not sure

I can tell

Because I’m not she

Or you

Preparing for retreat

Or the quiet

Time

In every day

For God and one

And later on

A few more

Maybe many

If there’s a meeting

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It has to be a merging

The world isn’t one thing

Or the other

Spirit

And flesh

Technology

Impulsive

Even pollution and clean air

Is the way we have things

Now

And for a while longer

Until something breaks

Like a good wave

And we have innovation

With tradition

And legacy

That’s in between

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Breathe for selah

In our inventing

Wait a second for approval

Then move on toward

Another

Better

Newer

Defensible

Amen

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