“And Man Became a Living Soul”

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~ Genesis 2:7

Consider what your soul wants most of all,

The bhumisparsha not required.  The palm

Holds fingers pointing out to banish dol

Depths, heights, weights, widths and range, his silent psalm

Not needed.  Take cured counsel from your soul

Alone.  Do not forget, though, that your flesh

And spirit must be taken as the whole,

Together.  Spirit and the body mesh

And they are you. Do not be tricked to think

That spirit only holds your soul.  That thought

Produces dogmas that can only stink

Of partial truth by priests and liars wrought.

  Your core, and meat, and tingle in your skin

    Make soul.  It isn’t just some spirit twin.

~ Phillip Whidden

by phillipw | Sep 25, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 comments