speak not of beliefs
human words
are but fire
the flames giving
voice to chimera
true testament
stands upon deeds
all the evident essence
of what one believes
found in how one
behaves among
conscience or crowds
books may teach
the mechanics of
doctrine but man
woman child each
and all create creed
every life a complete
definition of faith
Very existentialist . . . Soren Kierkegaard would agree with you; and so do I . . .
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much to the chagrin of Hegel and Fichte
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As the old saying goes ‘actions speak louder than words’ – as ever your poetry is pure pleasure plus it gets this old brain thinking!
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my old brain needs all the thinking I can muster
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And a quite beautiful picture
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I agree
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Fantastic!
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much appreciated
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I always enjoy your lovely prose, Paul. Blessings.
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blessings returned in kind
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🙂
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i love that the last two lines, great writing, as I hav come to expect from you. thanks 🙂
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thank you most kindly
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There must be works to prove the faith. Would you agree with that?
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absolutely
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Reblogged this on Stumbling along the sidewalk and commented:
Well said!
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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Beautiful work from an extremely talented poet.
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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It’s true–well written.
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I figured you would agree
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Amen to your poem.
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appreciate that
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Reblogged this on My thoughts, exactly and commented:
I fell in love with poetry all over again. Thank you, Paul.
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers – and for your very kind words
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Only a pleasure. I look forward to reading more.
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