seeking world peace and personal peace thru poetry

 

23 June 2000
 

plenty of planets
plenty of suns
short circuits longing to  go
garden path a long, lonely run
working the earth with a broken hoe
enter the gallery to see holy pictures
nobody remains to quote Scripture
ladder's leaning against heaven's window
but the last tenants stole the fixtures
I've been wrung dry
left to wander here below

my plantar is raised high
my sole's above my head
there are water stains and footprints on the ceiling
but no rug on the floor
I'm thankful for my friends
and my tormentors
all who wake me

- Ken Peters
 

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