faces

August 29, 2006

God does
not need
a face

We do
not need
a face

But there may
always
be

faces
to fill

Posted in God, Poetry, spirit | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “faces”

  1. twitches's avatar twitches Says:

    August 29, 2006 at 7:16 pm

    “faces to fill” … wondering what that last line means. Care to explain? Or is that a lame thing to ask a poet?

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  2. qazse's avatar qazse Says:

    August 29, 2006 at 8:19 pm

    there may always be
    a human existence
    through which spirits pass

    there may always be
    the suffering face of humanity
    in need of love

    there may always be
    laughter and song
    to give brave comfort

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  3. Jules's avatar Jules Says:

    August 30, 2006 at 11:30 pm

    That is beautiful and uplifting – a slight contrast to your post, which seems a bit sad and weighed down by all those faces to fill. Sometimes I feel I’m more useful or have more purpose when I can fill someone’s need for love…perhaps *I* need a few faces to fill…

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  4. qazse's avatar qazse Says:

    August 31, 2006 at 1:34 pm

    Thank you for the genuine comments. After I wrote the above response to twitches I too thought it to be more dynamic than the actual post. Thank you for pointing out the issue of weightedness. It helped me to see it in a better light. I think I will post the response poem also. But what to call it?

    Regarding your thoughts about purpose, I agree. I believe that is why we are here – to help each other and complete one another through connectedness: no soul left behind…

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  5. Junayd's avatar Junayd Says:

    September 5, 2006 at 1:30 am

    “I believe that is why we are here – to help each other and complete one another through connectedness: no soul left behind…”

    Yes!

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  6. qazse's avatar qazse Says:

    September 5, 2006 at 1:09 pm

    thanks for continuing to visit and comment!

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