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An Ocean Mind
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Journey to the Interior
Maybe to find who we were
Maybe to plan an escape
Or somehow communicate
With a world that drags us along
Further and faster from home
Clinging to the coat-tails of time
Carried away on a tide
Of well-meant philosopher talk
Abstracted we're ebbing too far
And losing sight of the shore-line
Sliding under an Ocean Mind
Come on now and don't be late
Ancient gardens still await
And twilight moulded paths will take
Us back to peaceful pools and lakes
Come on now and don't be late
Come on now and don't be too late
There's a journey that I’ve got to take
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(i) Clouds
10:00
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(ii) A Chance to Dodge
14:00
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Do we believe too much
In things as they are?
Superstitious reverence
For that which exists
Finding no cause
To value the rare, delicate soul
O I had such thoughts, but...
>>A dream of eight wooden giants, fog-bound and fading
Exploding and sparking an ancient moon-bog alight
Oscillating from something back to nothing
In the black Connemara night<<
>>A distant pulsing in my still-waking mind
Twisting and turning I seek to find again
Those flickers of thought, quenched by first Winter rain
I plod on, Traveller my name<<
Divine turns inane
Wonder to rationality
And all of that from before
Slowly leaves
O to dwell in visions,
Little memories and dreams of childhood
From which we journey far
To slowly return
After we twist and turn
Inch our way out
Cease to exist but
It's not the end
See that departure point?
See how it shines?
How fast a vista turns
To a moment behind
See how it shines then fades away?
This is what you were like
Just a dot in my hand
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(iii) Moon-Viewing
10:00
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This wait is nearly over
And I can hardly
Believe these eyes of mine
When I set them on you
You know it's true,
Yes you do
Liga tastes good,
Just like it should.
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The Gifts of My Journey
05:00
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I was on my way
To see the Lady of the Valley
I had trouble all the day
I thought that she would help me
She never helped me
Or even got the chance to hold me
Like a baby
Lessons of solitude
The gifts of my journey
Long shadows fall
And tears as sweet as nectar
Your faithful servant's called
Finally, to his knees he falls
Imperfect, somewhat flawed
In this at least he's like us all
Heavy rains and I
Tumble to the meeting of the waters
The hand that closed my eyes
Did I dream or was it hers?
On the road to Tara
There's a waterfall and well
If you stop between them
You will find there still
The headstone of a pilgrim.
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Jim Griffin Limerick, Ireland
Search your heart.
You know it to be true.
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