Like a Child

I think like a buddhist
but pray like a nun

I see like the mountain
but reach like the sun

I stand like Gibraltar
but rage like the sea

And love like a child
—reborn unto Thee

(First Book Of Prayers: May, 2017)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Jones Avatar
September 22, 2023 at 6:02 PM
This is brilliant and so engaging. Just love it. A fav for me.
Behm Avatar
September 22, 2023 at 6:49 PM
So glad, thank you.
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