Imagine that ... despite the threat of dire everything;
All of life's bear-downs and beat-downs;
Those beguiling and bewitching triumphs;
Those horrifying and depressing failures;
The principalities of prejudgment and assumption
That enslave us at every turn and twist;
The overwhelming powers of beauty and wealth
That drag us to comparisons and prejudice;
All of the sadnesses of enervating letdowns
That flatten us into a wrung-out state of going nowhere;
Those drag-a-long bags that we cannot change;
Those dreadful futures coming without pause;
The heights to which we are ordered but cannot go;
The depths to which we go but are taught to fight;
And all of those people who stare and talk;
That despite it all, we still find happiness
Beyond our wildest dreams; so rich we could not have
Planned it on our own; so fulfilling that contentment
Seeps in all around us like the aroma of spring lilacs
Or like a loving embrace that fills us with peace?
Imagine that. Imagine that. Imagine that.
Imagine that.

06/06/2011

Posted on 04/27/2013
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