{"id":112799,"date":"2021-07-29T06:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=112799"},"modified":"2021-07-28T21:11:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T02:11:30","slug":"the-view-from-the-balcony-words-strung-together-with-rhymes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/the-view-from-the-balcony-words-strung-together-with-rhymes\/","title":{"rendered":"The View From The Balcony: “Words Strung Together with Rhymes”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the pe<\/em>n of the Sundown Cowboy, Self-Proclaimed Poet Lariat of the City Grocery Balcony\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some questions need not be asked.
Keep wondering.
The mystery may be more than the knowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some tales need not be told.
Stick to silence.
The unspoken may be more powerful left unsaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some thoughts need not be dwelt upon.
Release them.
Your chains might be broken, your burden lightened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some journeys need not be taken.
Stay home.
The journey within may take you to the Plains of Ecstasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some hills need not be climbed.
Abide in the valley
until you know all there is to be known there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some events need not be recorded.
Let them be
lest some make suppositions that are far from truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some seeds need not be sown.
Seal them in a pouch.
The fruit they yield may be a bitter poison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some steed need not be saddled.
Keep their backs bare.
There are far too many broken spirits already in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some rules need not be kept.
Smash them to smithereens!
See how the shards shine in new light?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some hearts need not be won.
Let your pining go,
lest the winning become your losing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dreams are to be dreamed.
Songs are to be sung.
Hands are to be held.
Bells are to be rung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breath is to be taken.
Foundations are to be shaken.
Time is to be cherished.
Love is to be relished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise is to be raised,
hearts be ablaze,
goodness tended,
wounds mended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A stich in time,
a sip of wine,
a penny saved,
a heart made brave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A soul laid bare,
if you dare.
An open heart
a river starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The river flows
and where it goes
kindness grows
as does a rose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can love be lost?
Can love be found?
Can life be lived
in the round?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing ventured,
something lost.
Play it safe,
bear the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open chested,
bare-breasted,
courage tested,
manifested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sing the song
that\u2019s from your soul.
Every part
makes up the whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Union then.
Union now.
Union comes.
Do not ask, \u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the being
we shall be,
for now
and for eternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Randy Weeks is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Shamanic Life Coach, an ordained minister, a singer-songwriter, and a lover of the poetry of Rumi. He may be reached at randallsweeks@gmail.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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