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A Dry Land in a Dry Month
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A dry land in a dry month–
grey sky, grey stone, grey sand.
Never thirsty, always thirsting
unable to remain; driven
from water to water.
We no longer dream of earth,
but of water, water afar off.
We are dryness incarnate –
Thirst that walks upright.
As we walk we see water,
water everywhere. Water afar off.
Surely the water is who we seek;
What we seek must be in the well,
the well we haven’t yet found,
The well afar off.

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i wrote this during my first year in divinity (fall '76) -- it reflects the searching, the dislocation, that i felt as i began my formation. by second year the journey becomes inward --- even more dislocating and uncomfortable . . .

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 Reviews of "A Dry Land in a Dry Month"
Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on February 12, 2003
Never thirsty, always thirsting
I can see the mirage that looks like water....very thirsty write...let my go make some coffee.....

Reviewed by jing javier
Reviewed on December 14, 2002
awesome!

Reviewed by Patricia Boudreau (Reader)
Reviewed on December 14, 2002
Oft times in the search we fail to see that which was there all along...
This is excellent...

Reviewed by N. P. (Reader)
Reviewed on December 14, 2002
superb


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