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Life Arts    H4'ed 10/4/15

Grieving and praying

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Pray for the day
When the gun-god turns to salt
And melts away.

Grieve our helplessness
To change what we believe in.

I had a gun once
With a silver bullet,
A gold bullet,
A diamond bullet.
I loved my gun so much,
I loved the bullets.

I shot the silver bullet into a cloud
And it rained.
I shot the gold bullet into a dream
And it landed on my pillow.
I shot the diamond bullet at a star.
It circled the earth
And it came down
And told me stories.

But I wanted more from my gun and bullets.

I had one more bullet
That was made of clay.
I shot that bullet into the ocean.
It didn't change a thing.
I threw away my gun.
I turned to the land of my home
And I walked
Toward the far horizon,
Grieving and praying.

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Gary Lindorff is a poet, writer, blogger and author of several nonfiction books, a collection of poetry, "Children to the Mountain" and a memoir, "Finding Myself in Time: Facing the Music" Over the last few years he has begun calling (more...)
 

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