Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Mistress Vanity


 
 

empty

desolate

soul crushing

heart rending

 

vanity

 

though not of a sudden she strikes

like a desolate wilderness she surrounds us invisibly

and in her obscurity

reaches us     often only in a whisper

which many souls practice to ignore

 

come give us wine give us song give us pleasure

come eat and drink

we will not here her

hearken not to her

for she wails like the wind through the trees

Keep busy Keep moving that is the key


we…like the frog who swims lazily around

in a pot of water

on the stove and the fire....until....

 

we…like the waves that pound the shore

eating slowly away

slowly enough that none is stirred to action...until...

 

yet the Lord hath subjected

the creation to vanity… in hope…

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