Poetry is to Music as Lyric is to Soul: In the Sandbox

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

In the Sandbox

If you want to help pull a friend out of the mire, don't hesitate to get a little dirty. - Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (the Baal Shem Tov) In the Sandbox In the sandbox We call Life, We build our castles. The Ocean waves, Appearing to be indifferent To our passion Dissolve our empires With one sweep. The child accepts Reality without question; In innocence A better castle arises In the wet sand. Shams says: “ Attach not to the castle But, rather attach To the building, The rebuilding, The Grace of... Sign in to see full entry.

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