Get It All Right

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know. - Thoreau

talk to god

shout at the devil

angle eternity at the end of a bevel

forge my spirit

sign my soul

feed a multitude on an isle of shoal

look up to heaven while scratching earth

praise dusty, lonely, faith-filled women giving birth

live for today

die to tomorrow

cry yourself to sleep and save the sorrow

tell the truth

sequester a lie

kneel and pray before you die

congratulate dusk

greet the dawn

challenge reason as you stretch and yawn

build a cross

forge the nails

catch the wind and raise the sails

stop hiding

let yourself be seen

play it cool if you get what i mean

kick, tap and lift your heels

dance, dance and dance some more

if you start getting weary, i'll hold open the door

celebrate the sun and praise the night

always wear knickers when flying a kite

just be sure to

get it all right

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Author's Note

"A man's real faith is never contained in his creed, nor is his creed an article of his faith. The last is never adopted. This it is that permits him to smile ever, and to live even as bravely as he does. And yet he clings anxiously to his creed, as to a straw, thinking that that does him good service because his sheet anchor does not drag." - Thoreau