THE BIG TABLE
The whole world is seated
at
one big table,
but
the trouble is
all
the food
is
on one side
The whole world is seated
at
one big table,
but
the trouble is
people
have problems
passing
things.
The whole world is seated
at
one big table,
but
the trouble is
people
have difficulties
stomaching
each other.
The whole world is seated
at
one big table,
but
the trouble is
the
first are first
and
the last are last.
The whole world is seated
at
one big table,
but
the trouble is
people
don’t like
the
seating arrangements.
The whole world is seated
at
one big table,
but
the trouble is
people
seem to want
separate
tables.
The whole world is seated
at
one big table,
but
the trouble is
nobody
realizes
the
table is round.
The whole world is seated
at
one big table,
but
the trouble is
the
next generation
is
waiting for the leftovers.
THE RAFT
Somewhere out there in the deep waters
is a raft
called Love,
called God.
And everybody knows it’s there,
somewhere,
as we all
swim
around in
this ocean
of words and
stuff,
trying to
find the raft
called Love,
knowing that
Love
is the
answer,
as all the
songs sing it,
as all the
prophets tell us.
And it’s hard work swimming and struggling
and trying to
find that raft
called Love,
called God.
And suddenly some of us
spot the raft
off there in
the distance
and as we
swim closer
we see it’s
almost sinking
with people.
Then God reaches out with his hands
and pulls us
up
out of the
water
and onto the
wood,
and just then
God suddenly
laughs
watching us
trying
to lug our
wet possessions
on board,
too.
But then God starts to clap
and slaps
somebody
on the back,
who just then
saw our stupidity
and threw his
stuff overboard,
and once more
there is just
enough room,
just enough
space,
on the raft
called Love,
called God.
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P.S. I'm adding these two pieces from my book Listenings that goes back to the 1980's in case someone thinks I'm onto a 2017 agenda.
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