The Communicator - June 2005
25
Note how good
you feel after
you have en-
couraged
someone else.
No other argu-
ment is neces-
sary to suggest
that never miss
the opportunity
to give encour-
agement.
-George Adams
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Poem: "Having Come This Far," by James Broughton, from
Packing up for Paradise. © Black Sparrow Press.
Having Come This Far
I
've been through what my through was to be
I did what I could and couldn't
I was never sure how I would get there
I nourished an ardor for thresholds
for stepping stones and for ladders
I discovered detour and ditch
I swam in the high tides of greed
I built sandcastles to house my dreams
I survived the sunburns of love
No longer do I hunt for targets
I've climbed all the summits I need to
and I've eaten my share of lotus
Now I give praise and thanks
for what could not be avoided
and for every foolhardy choice
I cherish my wounds and their cures
and the sweet enervations of bliss
My book is an open life
I wave goodbye to the absolutes
and send my regards to infinity
I'd rather be blithe than correct
Until something transcendent turns up
I plash in my poetry puddle
and try to keep God amused