Things Such As These

Any truth is better than make-believe. It is not enough that we are truthful; we must cherish and carry out high purposes to be truthful about. - Thoreau

like a diametric twin

thicker than thick

thinner than thin

clouds roll out

clouds roll in

neither garnering last rites as if ready to expire and die

nor demanding to know why

the tide is low and empty

the tide is high and full

and so goes the moon's tearful, soulful push and pull

none alone a sheer and utter sin

know which way when they begin

be there when they win

if not, hide your tearful chagrin

raise up your faceless chin

stretch wide your clueless grin

somewhere betwixt and between

if you get what i mean

truth stretches therein

it helps to have praying knees

and hold the right keys

remember to say, "thank you" and "please" to a fickle breeze

that's just how it goes with heaven and hell

along with things such as these

Author's Note

"A healthy and refined nature would always derive pleasure from the landscape.” - Thoreau