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Yes/No? | Poem

 
 
YES/NO?

   oh one who passes messages by bottles in the sea!
   can you see me
   can you hear me

   oh one who passes dreams across the winds!
   can you see me
   can you hear me

   maybe yes in the morning and no in the
   afternoon and maybe tonight we will
   ride the wind~~~
 

     these are bottles in the sea 
     sealed by small hands of children 
     too young or too old to 
     struggle with answers 
     or questions 
     
     may we all still be young enough 
     to roll our message 
     into the bottle 
     may we 
     all be careful with the sealing 
     may we 
     have enough faith 
     to throw it 
     with all our might 

- David Jackson


 
to David
to Moongate