{"id":3404,"date":"2020-02-10T18:40:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T23:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2020-02-10T18:41:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T23:41:32","slug":"poem-gods-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/10\/poem-gods-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: God\u2019s Tell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>God\u2019s Tell<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it just<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Another day<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Like any other<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Inner changeable<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Who could tell?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And there I was<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mining my own busyness<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>When it came to pass<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>God winked at me<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I timidly wavered back<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Yet setting off<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A sparkle in my eye<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leaving me feeling<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A little more catchy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Few people claim to literally hearing God speak, and the title of this poem, <em>God&#8217;s Tell<\/em>, is rather an allusion to a tell in poker, where a clue is revealed regarding what another player&#8217;s hand may be and how they might play it. Of course, for many people, poker is a serious matter, especially if discerning a tell is critical to a winning edge. I juxtaposed a wink as a playful and reassuring way of God communicating God&#8217;s hand and how God might play it. The chief complaint against God may be that God doesn&#8217;t implement justice in the way or timing that won might want. Perhaps the nature of spirit is more about playfulness and reassuring communication how we are &#8220;with&#8221; one another in whatever it is that they may be experiencing. <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Buttons\/The-first-step-in-the-evolution-of-ethics-is-a-sense-of-solidarity-with-other-human-beings-Albert-Schweitzer-quote-POLITICAL-BUTTON.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/The-first-step-in-the-evolution-of-ethics-is-a-sense-of-solidarity-with-other-human-beings-Albert-Schweitzer-quote.gif\" alt=\"The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings -- Albert Schweitzer quote POLITICAL BUTTON\" width=\"172\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>For me, this can be an important insight into the nature of solidarity in justice work, standing with one another, though it highlights the process rather than simply just the outcome. Balancing our focus on the journey rather than simply the destination, may very well help us get there, and certainly offers a more pleasant option in enduring the many ups and downs in justice movements. Who knows, perhaps one of the main destinations, arrival points, is simply being with those around us on the journey.<\/p>\n<p>More simply, this poem can be a serendipitous moment where we feel awe and are caught off-guard in the best of ways. May such moments be catchy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God\u2019s Tell Is it just Another day Like any other Inner changeable Who could tell? And there I was Mining my own busyness When it came to pass God winked at me I timidly wavered back Yet setting off A &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/10\/poem-gods-tell\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[165,294,236,65,408,402,379,594,351,658,94,279,380],"class_list":["post-3404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-albert-schweitzer","tag-awe","tag-busyness","tag-god","tag-journey","tag-justice","tag-nature","tag-play","tag-playfulness","tag-poems","tag-poetry","tag-solidarity","tag-work"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POEM: God\u2019s Tell | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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