Fifteen Million and One Disciples

Oh many, 
many and many times more have I knelt 
before the face of God and asked him, 
why?
and many a more time after that
watched death 
do a pirouette across the kitchen floor,

what more
what more 
can a man ask why and what for?

I return as a yearning in the heart of a tree
to be free,
to go where the wind goes
to blow away.

The dawn they say is the day 
to be born 
and today is the dawn for me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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February 9, 2018 at 3:50 PM
Interesting thoughts flowing through your mind, John.
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