Things Invisible

The world is full of the things we see
But more than these are the things unseen,
An example is the wind that sweeps rain to us
And the lust that leads to things obscene.

The faith that believers so much praise
Is a thing that they neither can see nor touch,
Yet its power permeates their innermost being
And it’s a thing that they preach about so much.

And the God they worship with so much reverence
Remains unseen and yet everywhere at the same time,
He chose for himself the better option of being invisible
And gave us the lesser state of the visible grime.

The life we fear to lose at every turn
Remains a mystery to all of us,
A fluid airy thing, methinks -
The result of some omnipotent fuss.

All things that really matter cannot be seen.
What we see is unexciting physical matter
That lacks the hidden meaning of existence;
Temporal stuff such as a hill or a pig or a tatter…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Hunjeri Avatar
March 29, 2015 at 6:05 AM
I agree with you that most crucial things cannot be seen. Faith being the biggest one as you highlighted. Other things are love, joy, trust. These things can only be felt.
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March 28, 2015 at 8:38 AM
Look to the left under Poetry contests. Choose "Contests by members" once in the contest section you will find my contest named "Tell Me"
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March 27, 2015 at 9:27 AM
Read my poem "Tell me" I think this could be a good entry for my contest of the same name.
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